Appeal for witnesses following altercation – London Underground

Officers received a report around 11.30pm on Friday 29 September of an altercation on board a Northern Line Underground train.

An off-duty officer from the Metropolitan Police intervened and separated the group before escorting passengers off at the next stop, King’s Cross, and calling British Transport Police for assistance.

BTP officers quickly attended and arrested a 30-year-old woman who was being detained by the off-duty officer on the platform. It was reported she had been racially abusive and bitten one of the group during the altercation. She was arrested on suspicion of assault and a racially aggravated public order offence and has been released on bail while enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of what happened on board the train.

Anyone who witnessed what happened and hasn’t already spoken to police is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 6 of 30/09/23. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.