NEW YORK » A man accused of shoving a stranger in front of a New York City subway train, killing him, has appeared before a judge who ordered him held without bail.

Kevin Darden did not enter a plea during a hearing Wednesday evening in Bronx Criminal Court.

Police say 61-year-old Wai Kuen Kwok was standing with his wife on a Bronx subway platform on Sunday when Darden pushed him in front of an approaching train. The 34-year-old Darden was picked up Tuesday evening and charged with second-degree murder.

He remained silent throughout Wednesday’s court proceeding.

His attorney, Edward McGowan, said outside court that he wants to remind people that his client is not a monster but rather a human who should be presumed innocent.

Darden’s next court date is Nov. 24.