Police appeal after hate crime on train between London and Milton Keynes

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was racially abused and assaulted on a train between London and Milton Keynes.

The incident happened between 6pm and 7pm on Tuesday 7 October in the first-class section of an Avanti West Coast train travelling from London Euston to Wolverhampton.

During the incident, a woman racially abused a man before the victim was later grabbed by the neck by another man who was on the train.

Both the man and the woman got off of the train at Milton Keynes Central.

British Transport Police are appealing for anyone who overheard the incident, or saw either the woman or the man involved.

They can do so by contacting BTP by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 671 of 7 October. People can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.