See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy MARK DUELL, DEPUTY CHIEF REPORTER (DIGITAL) Published: 03:43 BST, 2 June 2026 | Updated: 07:10 BST, 2 June 2026
Seven teenagers punched, kicked and spat at passengers on an Elizabeth line train in London, detectives revealed today as they launched an appeal to find them.British Transport Police said the group of youngsters assaulted several people on the train travelling towards Paddington station on the evening of Sunday, May 10.The teenagers began attacking other members of the public at about 7.30pm, with one of the group slapping a man who was then threatened by the rest of them.The group then moved down the carriages of the service and assaulted three more people, including a man who was elbowed in the face and spat at.Another man was punched and kicked by two boys and two girls, and a further man was punched and spat at. The teenagers then left the train at Paddington.Officers have now released images of seven youngsters they would like to speak to because 'they may have information which could help their investigation'.The assault is the latest example of violence on London's transport network as Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan faces continued accusations of failing to clamp down on crime.A separate incident on March 20 saw another group of foul-mouthed teenagers spark a terrifying brawl after a middle-aged passenger asked them to stop vaping.Two people police want to speak to after seven teenagers assaulted Elizabeth line passengersPolice released the appeal after a group of teenagers assaulted several people on the trainOfficers believe those pictured may have information which could help their investigation Anyone who recognises the people in the photos is asked to contact British Transport PoliceVideo footage showed commuters trapped on the Elizabeth line carriage travelling through a tunnel before the brawl spilled out onto the platform at Stratford.Crime on the London Underground network is increasing under Sir Sadiq - with more incidents of violence, public disorder and a huge rise in vandalism.Some 12,951 offences on the Tube were recorded between July and December 2025 – an increase of 2.7 per cent from 12,606 in the same period in 2024.This included a 152 per cent rise in offences of criminal damage, up from 947 to 2,390 incidents amid an ongoing graffiti epidemic on the Underground.Some 24,565 offences were recorded across all Transport for London (TfL) services between July and December 2025 - up 57 on the 24,508 in the same period in 2024.Other incidents on TfL services to have shocked Londoners in recent months have included a three-man knife fight at Colliers Wood station last December.Another video emerged last July of a brawl breaking out at Highbury and Islington station - with a screaming toddler ending up on the floor in the melee.
