A woman who chased a suspect down a Tube platform claimed the man was "just rude". In an incident that was captured on camera, Kilian Ahmed can be heard shouting "son of a b****" in Spanish as her husband Jubair Ahmed appears to be hit in the face by a random man.
Ahmed, 31, said he was subjected to a slew of expletives. "He came over to us as we approached East Ham station and started swearing at me. He was shouting in front of me. At the next stop it looked like he intended to get off but when the train arrived suddenly, he hit my cheek and ran away. My wife followed him shouting to everyone to help to catch him." He added, "I was shocked, it was unexpected and my head was dizzy, I couldn't think." Kilian, 35, said, "I talked to this man, I say why you touch my husband? This man tell me, shut up, shut up, please shut up. I say. I not shut up, why you touch my husband? Why? It's rude, because why touch my husband."
The British Transport Police said the 33 year old man has been arrested. A spokeswoman said, "We are investigating an assault after a video was brought to our attention. The incident happened on a tube at Upton Park station at around 3.40 pm on 17 October 2016. A 33 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault occassioning ABH and using threatening/abusive words/behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. He has been bailed until 14 November."
