Great-grandmother stabbed to death on MARTA train took extreme lengths to protect herself, daughter says

Source: New York Post

The great-grandmother mercilessly butchered allegedly by a homeless lunatic on an Atlanta train was carrying a knife — but didn’t have time to pull it out and try to defend herself, according to her grieving daughter. Margaret Swan, 66, carried the knife for protection as she spent decades riding the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority after never learning to drive, relying on the commuter rail every day before her throat was slashed and she was stabbed nearly two dozen times early Saturday. 6 Margaret Swan, 66, was carrying a knife when she was slaughtered on a MARTA train Saturday, her daughter has revealed.