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Man assaulted by school children on Croydon tram
1:20pm Friday 15th May 2009
A man was seriosuly assaulted by a group of violent school children as he travelled on a tram through Croydon.
The police have released images of tram passengers they would like to speak to in connection with the vicious assault on a 52-year-old man.
The Croydon Tramlink passenger was travelling from Addington to East Croydon when he was attacked by a group of 10 youths.
British Transport Police PC Amy Piper said the incident occurred on May 6 at around 7.25pm.
She said: "The victim was seated on the tram when he was surrounded by a group of about 10 youths, consisting of six girls and four boys, some of them in school uniform.
"The victim was then the subject of an unprovoked attack and was punched and kicked by members of the group.
"This was a ferocious attack and the CCTV clearly shows members of the group laughing and shaking hands following the assault.
"Several other passengers on the tram went to the aid of the victim but the group got off the tram leaving the victim with facial injuries which required hospital treatment.
"We've seized CCTV from the carriage and are keen to identify anyone who was on the tram who can assist us with this inquiry.”
If you witnessed the attack or if you recognise any members of the group involved in the incident BTP would like to speak to you. Contact BTP on 0800 40 50 40 quoting incident number 499 of 06/05/2009.
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Arfur Towcrate, Staffycher says...
1:57pm Fri 15 May 09
As a follow up, it would be good to get official advice from the police and Tramlink on what passengers and staff should do when such incidents took place. The pictures suggest everyone else was looking the other way. Should people call the cops, tell the driver or what? Is the driver able to see what's going on - and what should they do if they see an incident like this taking place?
Fed up in Chase, Wimbledon says...
2:04pm Fri 15 May 09
Go to the school & put up posters of the offenders & offer the kids an incentive to call with names - Money!
Or check facebook or bebo or myspace for that school (by akeyword search) & you will find the culprits... Sadly I fear that as it was a human that was damaged & not some property, none of the above will be done, as no one will benefit financially from the aprehension of these nasty pieces of work.
SickOfEm, AwayFromThem says...
2:53pm Fri 15 May 09
Bob Peel, Croydon says...
4:37pm Fri 15 May 09
Shameful behaviour - the word animals springs to mind.
Ricky ii, Essex says...
4:51pm Fri 15 May 09
Fed up in Chase, Wimbledon says...
5:45pm Fri 15 May 09
I dont think for 1 second that the kids involved will be properly punished if they are caught, because someone somewhere will shout "broken families, no home life, no self esteme" as an excuse... & even sadder, the courts/ police will listen to that drivel!
tramlinker, croydon says...
9:03pm Fri 15 May 09
l just get told off by teacher.Which political party will bring back decency to our broken society?
SarahWhite, sarah.white@mail333.com says...
1:23pm Sat 16 May 09
max never the min, dartford says...
7:07pm Sat 16 May 09
You can see their delight on their scumbag faces, even the b1tches with them. Unfortunately this is becoming typical Croydon and surrounding burroughs. Don't get me wrong its not to different from where I live but we don't have gangs mugging people.
Brian Sewer Jnr, Tarring, W.Sussex says...
7:53pm Sat 16 May 09
reality-bites, London says...
8:39pm Sat 16 May 09
The p.c. brigades dream of England is quickly becoming reality.
Still when you all voted for labour you voted for 'soft on crime'
Hip-hop promotes gangs.
Eastenders promotes chavs
And with the credit crunch it's gonna get worse!
Still at least Shami Chakrabarti is happy, although she won't like the use of cctv!
scoffer, Beckenham says...
10:18am Sun 17 May 09
cr2, Croydon says...
6:58am Mon 18 May 09
scoffer, Beckenham says...
9:26am Mon 18 May 09
Brian Sewer Jnr, Tarring, W.Sussex says...
12:55pm Mon 18 May 09
And well said scoff and cr2 no place on here for mindless trouble makers V
NastyMrTom, Croydon says...
5:36pm Mon 18 May 09
Too right , what will it take to shut the idiot up do you think ?
Nobody cares about his racist little plans , nobody votes for his grubby little party and let's face it there's no future for the losers that do apart from organising themselves to bully a hard-working lady in her 70s ... the worst type of scum the lot of them
scoffer, Beckenham says...
7:48pm Mon 18 May 09
MRS. BOB PEEL, CROYDON says...
9:46pm Mon 18 May 09
NastyMrTom wrote:She has asked me to pass on her thanks. Bob is a good friend of hers and she is 67, by the way, not 70.
... roll on June 4th!! Too right , what will it take to shut the idiot up do you think ? Nobody cares about his racist little plans , nobody votes for his grubby little party and let's face it there's no future for the losers that do apart from organising themselves to bully a hard-working lady in her 70s ... the worst type of scum the lot of them
NastyMrTom, Croydon says...
9:37am Tue 19 May 09
Now a much needed lesson in manners for the idiot ... poor upbringing probably can't be always to blame
scoffer, Beckenham says...
10:37am Tue 19 May 09
NastyMrTom, Croydon says...
11:29am Tue 19 May 09
scoffer wrote:sorry are you talking to me or AOATN ??
All that cheesy flirting with herself under different names!! jeez... you're such a total embarrassment - no wonder decent, honest, folk, see you just as a figure of fun!! rofl!!
Not a clue have you , lol
MRS. BOB PEEL, CROYDON says...
12:45pm Tue 19 May 09
NastyMrTom, Croydon says...
2:36pm Tue 19 May 09
NastyMrTom, Croydon says...
2:36pm Tue 19 May 09
Brian-- Sewer, Tarring, W.Sussex says...
4:51pm Tue 19 May 09
MRS. BOB PEEL, CROYDON says...
8:38pm Tue 19 May 09
MRS. BOB PEEL, CROYDON says...
8:40pm Tue 19 May 09
NastyMrTom wrote:I am sure she does not have a thousand names. It's just that scoffer et all are unable to understand why so many people think like she does.
It's 'Anne of a thousand names' from what I can glean Mrs Peel
scoffer, Beckenham says...
9:05am Wed 20 May 09
NastyMrTom, Croydon says...
9:22am Wed 20 May 09
MRS. BOB PEEL wrote:Can't quite work out what upsets the idiots so much about all this. They don't have a clue who is behind each name. One of them uses a different name every five minutes. Yet they seem to think it's an offence to humanity .... makes me laugh it does.
NastyMrTom wrote: It's 'Anne of a thousand names' from what I can glean Mrs PeelI am sure she does not have a thousand names. It's just that scoffer et all are unable to understand why so many people think like she does.
The police have released images of tram passengers they would like to speak to in connection with the vicious assault on a 52-year-old man
The police have released images of tram passengers they would like to speak to in connection with the vicious assault on a 52-year-old man
The police have released images of tram passengers they would like to speak to in connection with the vicious assault on a 52-year-old man
The police have released images of tram passengers they would like to speak to in connection with the vicious assault on a 52-year-old man
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scoffer, Beckenham says...
1:55pm Fri 15 May 09