A gang of teenage girls is being hunted by police after launching a shocking spree of unprovoked assaults on elderly passengers on trains.
Police have released CCTV images of three teenage girls believed to be behind the attacks, which took place on Tuesday 18 March, on board Southeastern trains in South London.
The first incident unfolded at around 9.30pm when an elderly man was travelling on a Southeastern service from London Bridge to Woolwich Arsenal.
Without warning, the pensioner was reportedly attacked by a group of three girls in what officers are describing as a ‘vicious and cowardly’ assault.
Just over an hour later, at approximately 11pm, a second victim – this time an elderly woman – was targeted on a separate train heading from London Bridge to Erith.
One of the girls is said to have approached the woman before launching an assault. When another female passenger bravely stepped in to help, the attacker turned her aggression on the Good Samaritan too.
Police believe the same group of girls were involved in both shocking incidents, and are urging the public to help identify them.
