Stubborn Tube Passenger Punched Underground Worker

A violent tube passenger, who punched a London Underground worker when asked to leave an out-of-service train, has been jailed for three years.

Stanley Oragui, 43, of Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town refused to get off the train at Cockfosters station when it reached the end of the line.

He was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for assault; breaching two suspended prison sentences and a separate shoplifting offence.

On the evening of Sunday, April 26 staff asked stubborn Oragui to leave the depot-bound train, but he refused.

The member of staff then picked up Oragui’s Tesco shopping bag and started to walk off the train in the hope he would follow. 

Oragui then threw two punches at the member of staff, hitting him behind the ear before pulling the staff member’s phone from his top shirt pocket – ripping it – and throwing the phone onto another platform.

Oragui then exited the station and boarded a bus destined for Potters Bar. 

British Transport Police officers stopped the bus on Cockfosters Road, identified Oragui and he was arrested and charged with common assault.

A warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to attend court, and he was arrested for a second time at the end of August.

TfL Embedded Inspector Mullah Hoque said: “This was an abhorrent andcowardly act of violence against an unsuspecting member of London Underground staff, going about their daily duties.

“There is never an excuse for behaviour of this kind, especially in response to the simple request of disembarking a train – we will not tolerate any form ofviolence on the transport network.”