'DISSING' GOT MAN THROWN OFF TRAIN; Thugs' senseless attack.Byline: By JEFF Jeff boob who usually bungles Mutt’s schemes. [Comics: Berger, 48] See : Dimwittedness EDWARDS Chief Crime Correspondent A BRUTAL teenage gang threw a man from a train and left him fighting for his life - simply because he looked at them the wrong way. The senseless attack left the 61-year-old with a fractured skull and it is feared he could have serious brain damage. Witnesses told police three thugs picked on the victim after he caught their eye - which they took as a sign he was "dissing" them. They then hurled him out of a carriage as the doors opened at a station. The victim was found unconscious and covered in blood on the platform. His possessions were scattered around him, untouched. A senior British Transport police The British Transport Police (BTP) is a special police force[1] empowered to police those railways and light-rail systems in Great Britain for which it has entered into an agreement to provide such services. source said last night: "He was attacked for disrespecting the youths. "Apparently he was minding his own business when they picked on him for the most trivial of reasons. "It appears something happened that caused him to look at them and they didn't like it. He was not robbed, they were not after his money or his wallet. We have witnesses who saw him being punched hard, full in the face. When the train pulled into the station he was hurled out on to the platform, where he hit his head. "The three attackers got off the train and fled. One was arrested nearby and we are looking for his accomplices." The victim was thought to be on the way home from his job in Central London The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no such conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London". and was thrown out at West Dulwich Coordinates: West Dulwich is an area in England that straddles the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark. Croxted Road and South Croxted Road mark the boundary between London Borough of Southwark on the east and London Borough station in South London. A 19-year-old was still being quizzed yesterday. Police are seeking the two other thugs. jeff.edwards@mirror.co.uk CAPTION(S): SUBURBIA: Commuters at West Dulwich station |
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