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BEAU MUM IN SUBWAY FALL DEATH
By Greg Gittrich and Nicole Bode
The boyfriend of a teenager who died after mysteriously
collapsing on a midtown subway platform was in a
"state of shock" yesterday, unable to shed any light
on the tragedy, the girl's family said yesterday.
"He doesn't want to talk to anyone, he doesn't even
want to come to the phone," said Zakiya Kennedy's
father, Kevin, 44.
Zakiya, 18, fell and complained of head and leg
pain at the 42nd Street uptown D train platform
Friday night. She died a short time later.
"They can't find her cause of death," said Kevin
Kennedy, as he stood beside a memorial for his daughter
in the lobby of the Frederick Douglas Houses on
the upper west side. "There's a lot of questions
unanswered."
Kennedy added he was "angry and confused" at the
actions of his daughter's boyfriend, identified
only as Jermaine.
Relatives said they believe Jermaine pushed Zakiya
during an argument. He fled just before Zakiya told
a cop she had fallen and needed aid, relatives said.
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she was
pronounced dead at 9:15, police said.
"I'm just upset that he left her," Kennedy said.
"From the first time I met him, he seemed like a
nice guy."
