Man attacked on Northern line Tube – North London

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted on-board a Northern line Tube travelling between Tottenham Court Road and Tufnell Park Underground stations.

At just after 4pm on Friday 26 March, the victim was travelling on the service playing a game on his phone when girl seated with a group of people accused him of filming them.

The girl and the rest of the group, comprising of two other girls and three boys, then approached the victim and started punching him until he fell on the floor.

One of the girls then stamped on the victim’s ankle, fracturing it in two places.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone who was on-board the service at the time and may have witnessed the incident.

Any witnesses or anyone with information can contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 325 of 26/03/21.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.