Earlier this week, footage was widely shared on social media showing a woman being subjected to horrendous abuse and intimidation by a man at Bruce Grove Station in Tottenham.
Commenting on the incident, Leader of Haringey Council Cllr Peray Ahmet said:
“I was absolutely appalled to see the footage shared on social media of the terrifying harassment and verbal abuse suffered by one of our residents at Bruce Grove station over the weekend.
“I would like to express my solidarity with the victim, and anyone who has been affected by this issue. We are supporting British Transport Police with their investigation into this incident, and I urge anyone with information to come forward so we can make sure this individual is brought to justice.
“Women and girls should be able to go about their lives without suffering intimidation and abuse. Unfortunately incidents like this remain all too common. Action is needed at every level to rid our society of all such toxic behaviour.
“As a council we have made tackling violence against women and girls a priority, and it forms a key part of our new community safety strategy which we will be launching later this year. We will continue to work together with our communities to make sure women and girls can feel safe and confident at all times when they are out and about in our borough.”
British Transport Police are appealing to anyone with any information to contact them by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 168 of 22/10/23.
