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CCTV setback in rail attack hunt | CCTV setback in rail attack hunt |
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Police have said CCTV images of an incident when a woman was pushed on to a live rail track in Kent on Wednesday have proved to be of no use to them. | Police have said CCTV images of an incident when a woman was pushed on to a live rail track in Kent on Wednesday have proved to be of no use to them. |
A British Transport Police spokeswoman said the pictures were indistinct and showed only the backs of heads. | A British Transport Police spokeswoman said the pictures were indistinct and showed only the backs of heads. |
Now officers are studying CCTV from 13 stations along the line from Victoria. | |
Linda Buchanan, 58, landed near the 750-volt live rail at Farningham Road station and suffered a broken wrist, after telling two men to stop smoking. | Linda Buchanan, 58, landed near the 750-volt live rail at Farningham Road station and suffered a broken wrist, after telling two men to stop smoking. |
She was pulled back on to the platform by other commuters shortly before a train pulled in. | She was pulled back on to the platform by other commuters shortly before a train pulled in. |
She told BBC News she felt lucky to be alive, adding: "I am still shocked by the whole experience. It could have been a lot worse." | She told BBC News she felt lucky to be alive, adding: "I am still shocked by the whole experience. It could have been a lot worse." |
Det Ch Insp Gareth Williams describes the incident as "very dangerous" | Det Ch Insp Gareth Williams describes the incident as "very dangerous" |
Farningham Road is the second most-vandalised station in the country, according to the Transport Police. | Farningham Road is the second most-vandalised station in the country, according to the Transport Police. |
The Transport Police spokeswoman said the CCTV tape had produced no facial images of the two men and officers were now carrying out the time-consuming task of looking at pictures from cameras on all other stations along the same line from London Victoria. | The Transport Police spokeswoman said the CCTV tape had produced no facial images of the two men and officers were now carrying out the time-consuming task of looking at pictures from cameras on all other stations along the same line from London Victoria. |
One of the men was described as white, in his mid 20s, and about 6ft, with a stocky build. He had short cropped brown hair and was wearing beige shorts, a green round-necked T-shirt and trainers. | One of the men was described as white, in his mid 20s, and about 6ft, with a stocky build. He had short cropped brown hair and was wearing beige shorts, a green round-necked T-shirt and trainers. |
The other man was white and in his early 20s with a medium build, bright red shorts and a dark top. | The other man was white and in his early 20s with a medium build, bright red shorts and a dark top. |
Officers are trying to establish what the men did after the attack. | Officers are trying to establish what the men did after the attack. |
An off-duty policeman chased them but lost them as they fled the scene. | An off-duty policeman chased them but lost them as they fled the scene. |
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