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Transport Police Renew CCTV Appeals in Train Sex Assault Probes and Open Inquiry into Commuter Brawl

Transport police have issued fresh witness appeals for two train sexual assaults alongside a probe into whether commuters broke the law by restraining a man who exposed himself on the Tube

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Fellow passengers forced the man off a District Line train and pinned him down on the platform
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Overview

  • BTP released new CCTV stills for the May 13 Barnes Bridge–Vauxhall sexual assault, asking witnesses to identify a slim, bearded man in a black hoodie and tiger-print T-shirt.
  • Detectives issued images from the June 16 Elizabeth line attack between Chadwell Heath and Whitechapel to gather information on a man seen speaking into a flip phone near the train doors.
  • Video shows commuters and an off-duty officer restraining a man who exposed himself on a District/Hammersmith & City line service, after which he was detained under the Mental Health Act.
  • Police have launched an investigation into whether the passengers who pinned down the exposed man committed criminal offences and have appealed for eyewitness accounts.
  • Anyone with information on these incidents is urged to contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40, with anonymous tips welcome via Crimestoppers.