Blind man pulled to the floor in shocking train attack

London
Canning Town
Thursday 22 May 2014 at 9:49am

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An elderly blind man was pulled to the floor during a shocking attack on a DLR train near Canning Town.

The 80-year-old victim was grabbed by the shoulder by another passenger who was sitting opposite him. He was eventually helped to his feet by other passengers.

CCTV image of a passenger police want to trace Credit: British Transport Police

The attack happened as the train pulled into Canning Town station at around 8.20pm on Thursday, 1 May.

Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference TSUB/B8 of 16/5/2014.