British Transport Police officers have put out an appeal after two women were assaulted and barraged with homophobic abuse on a train.
Officers are looking to speak with a man in connection with the incident, which took place at around 8.22pm on Saturday December 9 on a train from London Kings Cross to Peterborough.
The victims were on the train when a man started loudly saying racist and homophobic comments.
The women interjected and the man responded by assaulting one of them by pushing her on the shoulder and inappropriately touching the other. He then threatened them both.
The suspect alighted the train at Huntingdon.
Investigating officer PC Christopher Marshall said: “This was a sustained and frightening ordeal for the two women, who did nothing to incite such violence.
“We will not stand for hate crime of any kind and so if you have any information in relation to this offence, please contact us as soon as you can.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact BTP on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 with reference 590 of 9 December.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recently called for a zero tolerance attitude to hate crime in London.
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