A man was knocked out in Clapham Junction, London railway Station after an argument ensued over face covering.
An angry man in a grey hoodie pushing a buggy punched a co-passenger who had pointed out that he wasn’t wearing a mask.
The argument started when the punched passenger argued with South Western Railway staff, just by the ticket barrier because one of its staff did not wear a mask.
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The assaulted passenger, in a video, is heard saying ‘you are not wearing one either’ and at which point, the man in a hoodie who was pushing a buggy turned around and punched him.
The victim is said to have suffered a severe laceration and stitches for a head wound.
Before punching him, the hoodie passenger could be heard shouting ‘don’t f***king start on me’ while walking towards the victim.
The man left the scene immediately with no staff of the Station stopping him from leaving.
On the video, the assaulted passenger could be seen bleeding, motionless while the staff members quickly dialled 999.
The man said after recovering, according to Metro, that ‘My friend asked one of the station staff a totally reasonable and polite question ‘are you exempt from wearing a mask’.
‘She’d snapped back saying ‘none of your business’. ‘Admittedly I lost my temper a bit.
‘It escalated into a row with other station staff… then you can see the rest… thug leaves the scene, staff do nothing.
‘No idea who he is, just some random person who was walking without a face covering assumed when I was talking to the guard just flew off straight away bang.’
In its official response, South Western Railway has defended its staff who wasn’t wearing a face-covering at the time of the incident.
It said the member of staff wasn’t wearing a mask because he is exempted for a medical reason.
The station disclosed that the assault was an altercation between members of the public, noting that staff had helped with first aid before alerting the police.
‘Our staff reported this incident to the British Transport Police who are now investigating this.
‘We will cooperate in this investigation fully, but as it is ongoing it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.’
PA has contacted the British Transport Police for comment.
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