Overview
- UK media have identified the pair as U.S. influencer Melissa Rein Lively and her partner Philipp (Philip) Ostermann, though police have not announced charges.
- Police say the encounter began when the couple collided with a stroller, after which the man shouted racial abuse and the woman grabbed the victim’s hair.
- Officers report the man then sprayed a substance he described as pepper spray toward the family before the couple left the area.
- No injuries were reported, according to British Transport Police.
- Pepper spray is illegal in the UK and can carry a six‑month prison sentence, and investigators have released an image and asked the public for information.