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Child, 3, assaulted on Tube after mum was punched for trying to stop fight

A pair of women are being sought by the British Transport Police after an assault on the London Underground led to a three-year-old falling to the platform floor.

23 October 2023 · 23:43 UTC

British Transport Police are seeking two women in connection with an assault on the London Underground that resulted in a three-year-old child falling to the platform floor.

The incident occurred on a Central Line train at Redbridge Underground Station on October 8. The child's mother had tried to intervene in an argument between the women and a man, and one of the women punched the victim on the platform, causing the child to fall over. Police have released images of the two women and are seeking information related to the incident.