Two teenagers, Harris Ahmed, 18, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, had filmed themselves “surfing” on a train and have admitted endangering safety. However, they also claimed that they were unaware that it was illegal to do so.
The two boys had filmed their daredevil stunt after having clung onto DLR carriages and posted the video on YouTube. They clung unto a train between Limehouse and Canning Town stations in East London, in March 2017.
Ahmed admitted to two further offences of riding on top of trains on 14th October and 20th October 2017 when he appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, in North London.
The duo were sentenced for their offence with Ahmed given 24 hours at an attendance centre while his friend was sentenced to a four youth referral order.
While sentencing Ahmed, Magistrate Chair Sharon Ereira said, “You were not only risking your life but the other people on the train, the other passengers and staff. If anything had happened to you it could have affected them terribly. By putting it on YouTube you are encouraging other young people to put their lives at risk.”
