Teen accused of throwing kid off building A 17-YEAR-OLD New Yorker has been charged with dragging a young boy to the top of a six-storey apartment building and throwing him off. The nine-year-old victim remains on life support in a medically induced coma at a New York hospital after the February 1 incident, the Bronx District Attorney's office said in a statement on Thursday. Carmine Aska was charged with attempted murder and assault and faces up to 25-years in prison if found guilty. The lawyer for Aska said it was "a tragic accident." Kathryn Dyer said Aska did not intentionally push the boy, who was his neighbour, from the roof. She asked that her client be freed on his own recognisance or low bail. Assistant District Attorney Dahlia Olsher Tannen said that despite his injuries, the victim was able to tell emergency medical technicians that Aska dragged him to the roof and threw him off. "Aska grabbed the young child by the legs and dragged him up a flight of stairs to the roof, picked him up and threw him from the roof," the prosecutor's office said. The victim was discovered late last Friday lying unconscious near the building in the Bronx. The boy was being treated for numerous broken bones and severe internal bleeding.