A man who was stabbed to death on a train in Surrey was with his 14-year-old son at the time, police have said.
A manhunt is under way for the 51-year-old victim's killer, who fled from the train after the stabbing during a "vicious fight" on board the London-bound service.
The victim and the attacker had both boarded the train at the same station.
British Transport Police say they do not believe the pair were known to each other.
Supt Paul Langley said the teenager would have seen the killing.
A man who was stabbed to death on a train in Surrey was with his 14-year-old son at the time, police have said.
A manhunt is under way for the 51-year-old victim's killer, who fled from the train after the stabbing during a "vicious fight" on board the London-bound service.
The victim and the attacker had both boarded the train at the same station.
British Transport Police say they do not believe the pair were known to each other.
Supt Paul Langley said the teenager would have seen the killing.
The Police have announced that they are looking for a young (sic) black man dressed all in Black and wearing white trainers, they emphasise that the public should not approach him
Just seen the 10 o'clock news. Victim was a 51 yr old man who's 14 yr old son was with him at the time & witnessed it all. Absolutely horrific. Scumbag who did it (apparently a black man aged 20-30) should be give life......which should mean life. 80 years. No parole. Ever.
RIP. Sounds like a mentally ill person. You don't just walk up to a stranger and stab them if you are sane! Very worrying if this is the case that these people can slip under the radar.
Just seen the 10 o'clock news. Victim was a 51 yr old man who's 14 yr old son was with him at the time & witnessed it all. Absolutely horrific. Scumbag who did it (apparently a black man aged 20-30) should be give life......which should mean life. 80 years. No parole. Ever.
The should be given the earliest opportunity to plunge through a trap door with only a length of rope round his neck to stop his fall.
Our eldest grandson is the same age as the poor lad who has not only lost his Dad but will never be able to forget what he witnessed whilst being helpless to prevent the outcome.
My thoughts are with this young man & his family at this devastating time.
RIP. Sounds like a mentally ill person. You don't just walk up to a stranger and stab them if you are sane! Very worrying if this is the case that these people can slip under the radar.
Sounds like a fight (possibly following a disagreement/argument) rather than an unprovoked attack, which you would assume more likely from a mentally ill person scenario?!
RIP. Sounds like a mentally ill person. You don't just walk up to a stranger and stab them if you are sane! Very worrying if this is the case that these people can slip under the radar.
Sounds like a fight (possibly following a disagreement/argument) rather than an unprovoked attack, which you would assume more likely from a mentally ill person scenario?!
Scumbag needs finding asap.
Weird scenario this, not known to each other board a train and murdered inbetween boarding and the next stop !
I've seen plenty of aggro between random people on trains. I'll bet it was started over something petty and ridiculous. Either way, RIP... utter tragedy. Can't imagine how the kid is feeling
When any knife crime is punished with a very long sentence. Carrying a knife = 5 years. Wounding with Intent = 20 years. Murder = life with no parole. Won't happen as we'd need loads more prisons.
I will get lambasted for this........but it is mainly young black men - esp in gangs. Sort that out & you're half way there.
When any knife crime is punished with a very long sentence. Carrying a knife = 5 years. Wounding with Intent = 20 years. Murder = life with no parole. Won't happen as we'd need loads more prisons.
I will get lambasted for this........but it is mainly young black men - esp in gangs. Sort that out & you're half way there.
I'm not going to lambast you for having a view. But it's worth pointing out that this is one person in the middle of Surrey, on a Friday lunchtime. Starting from those facts, it's hard to see how anyone might draw the conclusion it's something to do with gangs.
When more facts come to light, it may be that it's a fair conclusion. But it doesn't seem that way from what's known so far.
The perpetrator must be caught - no expense should be spared. And he must be charged with murder, surely. That way, if he's convicted, he will be sentenced to life.
We don't need people like that walking the streets.
Don’t know the details of this incident but I know that as I’ve got older I’ve learned to ‘withdraw myself’ when in public. Whether on the train, bus, in a pub, street etc.
So many times I want to offer an opinion ranging from minor things like people having their feet on seats or blasting music too loud, up to interfering and trying to mediate other peoples disagreements or telling a drunk or someone out of it to calm themselves, leave others alone etc.
I’ve done all the above in the past with mixed outcomes, but I don’t do any anymore. Quite simply I’m too afraid of the higher probabilities these days of where the potential worst case scenario could lead, and be too many other things in life that I value far higher.
So a few years ago I made the conscious decision to ensure i walk away, change carriage, keep quiet and not offer my opinion etc. I’ll always by instinct rush to help anyone in trouble but basically i do everything I can to avoid confrontation, even if in my heart I know I’m in the right.
At first I felt less of a man but I’ve learnt to be comfortable with it. I’ve simply too much I don’t want to lose at the hands of some idiot or what may turn out to be a psychopath. Because there seems to be an increased number of them around these days.
I get really aggy on trains and if someone annoys me I usually let them know. This incident has made me think its completely not worth it. Too many wrongens, carrying too many weapons, with such little value for life. Keep yourself to yourself cos you don’t know who you could be arguing with.
Don’t know the details of this incident but I know that as I’ve got older I’ve learned to ‘withdraw myself’ when in public. Whether on the train, bus, in a pub, street etc.
So many times I want to offer an opinion ranging from minor things like people having their feet on seats or blasting music too loud, up to interfering and trying to mediate other peoples disagreements or telling a drunk or someone out of it to calm themselves, leave others alone etc.
I’ve done all the above in the past with mixed outcomes, but I don’t do any anymore. Quite simply I’m too afraid of the higher probabilities these days of where the potential worst case scenario could lead, and be too many other things in life that I value far higher.
So a few years ago I made the conscious decision to ensure i walk away, change carriage, keep quiet and not offer my opinion etc. I’ll always by instinct rush to help anyone in trouble but basically i do everything I can to avoid confrontation, even if in my heart I know I’m in the right.
At first I felt less of a man but I’ve learnt to be comfortable with it. I’ve simply too much I don’t want to lose at the hands of some idiot or what may turn out to be a psychopath. Because there seems to be an increased number of them around these days.
I get really aggy on trains and if someone annoys me I usually let them know. This incident has made me think its completely not worth it. Too many wrongens, carrying too many weapons, with such little value for life. Keep yourself to yourself cos you don’t know who you could be arguing with.
A thing we are taught at martial arts is to disengage with any threat if possible. Walk away if you can.
RIP. Sounds like a mentally ill person. You don't just walk up to a stranger and stab them if you are sane! Very worrying if this is the case that these people can slip under the radar.
When any knife crime is punished with a very long sentence. Carrying a knife = 5 years. Wounding with Intent = 20 years. Murder = life with no parole. Won't happen as we'd need loads more prisons.
I will get lambasted for this........but it is mainly young black men - esp in gangs. Sort that out & you're half way there.
I'm not going to lambast you for having a view. But it's worth pointing out that this is one person in the middle of Surrey, on a Friday lunchtime. Starting from those facts, it's hard to see how anyone might draw the conclusion it's something to do with gangs.
When more facts come to light, it may be that it's a fair conclusion. But it doesn't seem that way from what's known so far.
The perpetrator must be caught - no expense should be spared. And he must be charged with murder, surely. That way, if he's convicted, he will be sentenced to life.
We don't need people like that walking the streets.
How many people with no gang involvement walk around with a knife, I wonder.
R.I.P. to the victim, and my thoughts are with his poor son, how will he get over what he saw? My sympathy to the whole family. One arrested believed to be the attacker, the other a woman for aiding his escape.
When any knife crime is punished with a very long sentence. Carrying a knife = 5 years. Wounding with Intent = 20 years. Murder = life with no parole. Won't happen as we'd need loads more prisons.
I will get lambasted for this........but it is mainly young black men - esp in gangs. Sort that out & you're half way there.
I'm not going to lambast you for having a view. But it's worth pointing out that this is one person in the middle of Surrey, on a Friday lunchtime. Starting from those facts, it's hard to see how anyone might draw the conclusion it's something to do with gangs.
When more facts come to light, it may be that it's a fair conclusion. But it doesn't seem that way from what's known so far.
The perpetrator must be caught - no expense should be spared. And he must be charged with murder, surely. That way, if he's convicted, he will be sentenced to life.
We don't need people like that walking the streets.
How many people with no gang involvement walk around with a knife, I wonder.
My mate is a copper in Lewisham and he says young kids carry them now for self defence. A lot of the kids that carry them are not in gangs, are good kids and will do well at school but feel they have to carry them for fear of getting robbed or ambushed. They would never use the knife for anything else (to attack or mug someone).
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A manhunt is under way for the 51-year-old victim's killer, who fled from the train after the stabbing during a "vicious fight" on board the London-bound service.
The victim and the attacker had both boarded the train at the same station.
British Transport Police say they do not believe the pair were known to each other.
Supt Paul Langley said the teenager would have seen the killing.
"This would have been an horrific and hugely traumatic event to have witnessed and we are providing him with as much support as possible," he said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-46765588
Absolutely sickening.
Our eldest grandson is the same age as the poor lad who has not only lost his Dad but will never be able to forget what he witnessed whilst being helpless to prevent the outcome.
My thoughts are with this young man & his family at this devastating time.
Scumbag needs finding asap.
It is bloody shameful. When will it stop?
I will get lambasted for this........but it is mainly young black men - esp in gangs. Sort that out & you're half way there.
When more facts come to light, it may be that it's a fair conclusion. But it doesn't seem that way from what's known so far.
The perpetrator must be caught - no expense should be spared. And he must be charged with murder, surely. That way, if he's convicted, he will be sentenced to life.
We don't need people like that walking the streets.
Two arrests, one believed to be the suspect.
So many times I want to offer an opinion ranging from minor things like people having their feet on seats or blasting music too loud, up to interfering and trying to mediate other peoples disagreements or telling a drunk or someone out of it to calm themselves, leave others alone etc.
I’ve done all the above in the past with mixed outcomes, but I don’t do any anymore. Quite simply I’m too afraid of the higher probabilities these days of where the potential worst case scenario could lead, and be too many other things in life that I value far higher.
So a few years ago I made the conscious decision to ensure i walk away, change carriage, keep quiet and not offer my opinion etc. I’ll always by instinct rush to help anyone in trouble but basically i do everything I can to avoid confrontation, even if in my heart I know I’m in the right.
At first I felt less of a man but I’ve learnt to be comfortable with it. I’ve simply too much I don’t want to lose at the hands of some idiot or what may turn out to be a psychopath. Because there seems to be an increased number of them around these days.
RIP to that poor bloke
RIP
It’s a desperate state of affairs, it really is.