Young woman abused for being 'scantily-clad' is rescued on the Tube by a horrified pensioner

A young woman abused by a male passenger for being 'scantily-clad' on London Underground was rescued by a pensioner, who told him she can wear "whatever the f*** she likes."

The entire conversation on the Central Line was overheard by Scott Sparrow, who was travelling in the same carriage between Oxford Circus and Chancery Lane.

The elderly woman intervened after after hearing the man criticise the woman's outfit, telling him to "f*** off back to your bored wife"**.

The story has been shared thousands of times on Facebook.

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