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CCTV release after Ystrad Mynach track protest

News | Richard Gurner | Published: 22:58, Thursday October 7th, 2010.
Last updated: 08:37, Thursday October 14th, 2010

British Transport Police want to question these ten men
British Transport Police want to question these ten men

Police have released these CCTV images of the ten men accused of verbally abusing a woman on a train prompting her to stand on the track in front of the train.

Lisa Robinson, 41, was travelling with her five-year-old son and husband from Cardiff when she became the victim of the Cardiff City fan’s taunts.

When the train stopped at her home station of Ystrad Mynach, Mrs Robinson stepped off the platform and stood in front of the train demanding that police be called after her complaint had been ignored by the driver.

The Bluebirds fans were travelling home after a home win over Millwall on September 25.

Ms Robinson said the fans began abusing her after she told then to stop shouting sexist comments at a woman on the platform at Lisvane.

The civil servant from Ystrad Mynach told the BBC website: “Their chanting became directly to me and it became sexist and quite obscene until by the time we got Caerphilly, I pulled the red handle and stopped the train.”

The driver ignored her complaint and carried on with the journey.

Once the train got to Ystrad Mynach, Ms Robinson again asked the driver to call the police. When he refused, she climbed down onto the track. The service was eventually terminated at the station.

Detective Inspector Mark Cleland said: “BTP will not tolerate disorder or anti-social behaviour of any kind on trains or at railway stations across the network.

“Tens of thousands of football fans use Britain’s railways to get to and from matches every week and the vast majority of them are well behaved and cause BTP no problems whatsoever.

“However, a minority show complete disregard for other passengers, including those travelling with young children, and members of rail staff – all of whom have the right to travel or carry out their duties without being frightened, intimidated or subjected to loutish behaviour by a minority of so-called fans.

“BTP in Wales has shown this type of behaviour is unacceptable and that offenders will be identified and brought to justice.”

Anyone with information should call British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, quoting incident number B10 of 07/10/2010, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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