Overview
- British Transport Police say the man and woman of interest do not reside in the UK, with the man believed to have left on October 14 and the woman on October 24.
- The update follows an alleged incident on October 11 at Bond Street station in which a family reported racial abuse, a hair‑pull and a spray from a small bottle said to be pepper spray.
- Police are checking what the sprayed substance was, and the family reported no ill effects from it.
- Officers are attempting to contact the pair from abroad and will determine further action after speaking to them, while keeping the victim and her family updated.
- Media reports identify the two as Melissa Rein Lively, a US-based PR figure, and Philipp (Philip) Ostermann, a private‑equity professional, and note both departures occurred before the police appeal was issued.