Jailed: Thug who launched brutal attack on train inspectors over £2.20 fare

Fiona Simpson6 February 2017
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A fare-dodging thug who launched a brutal attack on rail staff over a train ticket costing £2.20 has been jailed.

Shocking footage released by British Transport Police showed Elliot Nash ranting at a female train worker before kicking and lashing out at her colleague on a London Midland service.

The 32-year-old, of Chatham Road, Northfield, Birmingham, told three members of rail staff to "f*** off" and threatened to knock them out while travelling between Bournville and Northfield in November.

The video taken from one ticket officer's body-worn camera showed Nash repeatedly swear at staff before and launching a running kick at one inspector in the train's aisle

He was heard telling the female inspector she had a “s*** job” before he told her was “lucky she was a woman”.

Behind bars: Elliot Nash was jailed for 52 weeks
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Nash admitted assault and two public order offences at Birmingham Crown Court last month.

He was jailed for 15 weeks at the same court on Friday.

Foul-mouthed: Elliot Nash swore at train staff
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PC Nicola Mallaber said: "Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Nash had the audacity to deny the offences initially, only changing his plea when the case went to trial.

"As the footage shows, his attitude is completely unacceptable and there was absolutely no need for this to have escalated into violence ... all for the sake of a £2.20 fare.

Brutal attack: Elliot Nash launches a flying kick at train inspectors
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"No member of rail staff should be spoken to in this way or attacked simply for doing their job. We hope this spell behind bars will teach Nash a valuable lesson and make him review his behaviour in the future."

London Midland's head of security and revenue protection, Darren Hanley, said: "No colleague or customer should have to see behaviour like this when travelling by train.

"Fare-dodging, anti-social behaviour and violence will never be tolerated by London Midland.

"In partnership with the British Transport Police and local forces we have made great strides in reducing crime and fare evasion in recent years. Incidents like this just make us more determined to make our railways even safer."

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