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British Transport Police Seek Couple Over Alleged Racist Assault at Bond Street Station

Detectives issued a CCTV appeal after reports that a couple hurled racial abuse before spraying an irritant at a family on 11 October.

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.