An Underground commuter was pushed out of the way and repeatedly kicked by a Bracknell man during a drunken ‘escalator rage’ attack at a busy station.
Heating and ventilation engineer Thomas Staunton-Lambert, 30, of Bucklebury was fined and ordered to pay compensation to the victim when he appeared at City of London Magistrates’ Court today.
He pleaded guilty to assaulting barman Charles Pashby-Taylor at Liverpool Street Underground Station on November 12, last year.
Prosecutor Mr. Joe Sentence told the court: “It was nearly 10pm and the victim, a young man, had just got off a Central line train and was changing at Liverpool Street.
“He was going up the escalator when he heard the defendant running up fast behind him.
“The victim was pushed so hard he was knocked down and then received a number of kicks to his body and his face.
“He felt the defendant (pictured) was trying to kick him out of the way.
“Later the defendant said he was drunk and was appalled at what he had done and just wanted to get past.
“The victim had no lasting injuries, the worst was a bruise when he fell over and some burn marks when he grabbed the handrail.
“He had to take a week and a half off work and his loss of earning was five hundred pounds.”
Staunton-Lambert’s lawyer Miss Sandra Bonner told the court: “He had been out that evening and had some drinks, which he is not used to doing, and it had a serious effect on him.
“His recollection is non-existent and he is extremely sorry. He does not understand why it happened.
“He is extremely remourseful and accepts the prosecution case as it stands.”
The father-of-one was fined £300, ordered to pay £500 compensation, plus £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
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