Police officer attacked tackling Tube 'fare dodgers'

A blurred CCTV image of a woman in a London underground station who is wearing dark trousers, a bright yellow bikini top and a grey hoodie. British Transport Police

The officer was punched and kicked

An off-duty policewoman was punched and kicked after she tried to tackle suspected fare dodgers at a north London London Underground station.

British Transport Police (BTP) said the officer also had a drink thrown over her when she challenged a group who "attempted to barge through the barrier without tickets", at Wood Green Tube station on 12 June at around 16:20 BST.

The force has released images of four women and two men, and said detectives "would like to speak to the people pictured as they believe they could have information which could help their investigation".

Earlier this year, Transport for London (TfL) launched its latest effort to reduce fare evasion across the network by employing a team of investigators to target frequent offenders.

A blurred CCTV image of a woman in a London underground station who is wearing light coloured jogging bottoms with a black top and a dark coloured jacket. British Transport Police

Police say the policewoman had a drink thrown over her

A blurred CCTV image of a young man in a London underground station. He has dark hair and is wearing a black polo shirt.British Transport Police

BTP said the people attempted to barge through the barrier without tickets

A blurred CCTV image of a woman in a London underground station who is wearing dark coloured bottoms and a black bikini top. British Transport Police
Blurred CCTV images of a woman in a London underground station who is wearing a black top and red patterned trousers. British Transport Police

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