Request ID: FOI-3231-2223 Date published: 24 March 2023
You asked
In Mid 2020, a North African of Muslim appearance was grabbed by the neck on the C2C platforms at West Ham Station after exiting the lift. He was then pushed towards the tracks, after some verbal communications, before the assailant boarded a train and escaped.
The incident was immediately addressed by staff and members of British Transport Police (BTP) then attended from their base one station away in Stratford.
CCTV was collectively reviewed in the control room by the gateline, which showed the whole incident and clearly identified the perpetrator.
Despite the seriousness of this crime (racially aggravated attempted murder), BTP refused to download oyster data and CCTV footage, allowing it to expire.
It has recently transpired that this may have been a state sanctioned incident by a state actor through leaked documents within the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and other courts, and thus was covered up by the British Transport Police.
Please disclose all information you have on this incident, including incident reports, insurance reports, and communications with the police and other state authorities.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-3231-2223
Thank you for your request received on 4 March 2023 asking for information about an incident at West Ham station.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
I can confirm that we do not hold the information you require. The incident in question occurred on the c2c platforms at West Ham station so they, and the British Transport Police, would hold any relevant information.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
