Charity worker thrown off train by teen gang
London: Commuters told of the moment a charity worker was thrown from a train by a gang of youths - and said the service was plagued by beggars.
The 61-year-old passenger, described as “a pillar of society”, suffered a life-threatening injury when his head hit the platform at West Dulwich station. A gang of hooded teenagers are believed to have punched him after a minor disagreement, before throwing him out of the train when the doors opened.
Regular passengers on the 9.22pm train from Victoria to Orpington - the same as the service where the incident took place - said the youths had been begging for money before they “got nasty”.
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