Appeal for victim and witnesses of assault to come forward – South Yorkshire

Officers are appealing for the victim of and witnesses to an assault on-board a train from Swinton to Mexborough to come forward.

Just before 5pm on Sunday 14 December, a man boarded the train at Swinton and assaulted a woman by punching her and pulling her hair.

The victim left the train at Mexborough, while other passengers intervened and forced the man off the train at Connisborough.

The man got on a train to Doncaster where he was met by officers and arrested for affray and assaulting an emergency service worker.

Officers are appealing for the woman originally assaulted by the man, and any passengers who witnessed the incident or intervened, to contact British Transport Police.

You can contact BTP by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 383 of 14 December.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.