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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at King’s Cross station after’stranger’ attempted to ‘drag woman towards train rails’
The individual was subsequently struck by the train and brought to the hospital.
Officers were dispatched to the Hammersmith and City Line at 1.26 p.m. today. They received allegations of a “severe incident” and are now appealing for witnesses. The woman was unharmed but “shaken up,” according to British Transport Police.
Today, a man was detained on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to pull a woman onto the train tracks at King’s Cross London Underground station. The victim was apparently a stranger to the suspect.
The male was then struck by the train and sent to the hospital for treatment of head injuries, but the woman escaped unscathed but “shaken up.”
This afternoon at 1.26 p.m., British Transport Police (BTP) officers were dispatched to the Hammersmith and City Line in response to allegations of a “severe incident.”
A man is suspected to have attempted to pull a woman onto the train tracks before being struck by a train himself, according to the police.
Today, a man was detained on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to pull a woman onto the train tracks at King’s Cross London Underground station (one of the platforms at the station is depicted but not today).
British Transport Police (BTP) stated that officers (reportedly shown attending the incident) were dispatched to the Hammersmith and City Line at 1.26 p.m. today, after reports of a’serious incident’
Although the inquiry is at an early stage, it is believed that the duo did not know each other.
While the woman was left uninjured, the man was hospitalized for head injuries and arrested for attempted murder.
A man is suspected to have attempted to pull a woman onto the train tracks before being struck by a train himself, according to the police. During the event, a train reportedly halted at the Kings Cross Underground station.
Police are urging any witnesses who have not yet spoken to the force to contact them (officers are reportedly pictured attending the incident today)
The BTP spokesperson said: ‘It’s believed a man attempted to pull a woman onto the tracks, before being hit by the train himself.
‘The woman was thankfully unharmed, but understandably shaken up.
‘While enquiries into the incident are at an early stage, it’s not believed the two were known to each other.
‘The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and taken to hospital for treatment to head injuries.’
Following the incident, there have been severe delays on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City line services following the incident. Tickets are being accepted on London buses.
Police are urging any witnesses who have not yet spoken to them to text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 266 of 29/08/22.