Woman dies days after being beaten and robbed on CTA train

CHICAGO - A woman who was found "stomped" and robbed on a CTA Red Line train earlier this month died over the weekend. 

CTA employees found 61-year-old Vivian Morgan lying unresponsive across the seats of a train car around 1:35 a.m. on Jan. 4 near the Roosevelt station, officials said. 

Morgan had a cut on her face and contusions on her body, police said. She was transported to Stroger Hospital where she was initially listed in critical condition. She was pronounced dead at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Mijawon Johnson, 36, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and violating an order of protection, according to police. A Cook County judge ordered Johnson detained.

Court documents said Johnson was one of two suspects on the train who tried to steal Morgan’s bag. Johnson allegedly held her head on a train seat while he punched her in the abdomen and head and "stomped" on her body, leaving her brain-dead, according to the documents.

Violent crime on the CTA was down 2% in 2023 compared with 2022, and property crimes dropped 7%, according to Chicago police statistics.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.