ANOTHER pregnant woman attacked by thugs - after she asked to sit down on packed train
A SECOND pregnant woman has been attacked by vile thugs who kicked her stomach and verbally abused her - because she asked to sit down on a busy train.
These two thugs are thought to have attacked the woman
The 34-year-old woman, who is in the early stages of pregnancy, was on a Northern line Tube carriage during London's morning rush hour at 7.30am when she asked a man travelling in a group if he could move his feet so she could sit down.
Transport for London encourages pregnant women to ask for seats on busy Tubes and hands out pregnancy badges to try help mothers to be feel more comfortable on public transport.
The man obliged but then became abusive and put his feet on her lap and started kicking her stomach.
Other members of the group then joined in by verbally abusing her and as the train stopped at Waterloo station the group kicked her in the stomach again before running towards the Jubilee line and boarding a train.
Two of the four thugs thought to have targeted the pregnant woman
This was an appalling attack on a pregnant woman and her unborn child
Police are now appealing for information after releasing CCTV images today of the attack on May 24.
Det Con Oliver Carne said: "This was an appalling attack on a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
"The woman is in the early stages of pregnancy, but thankfully the baby was unharmed.
"I am extremely keen to speak to the people in the CCTV images as they may have witnessed what happened on the day.
"Any information will prove invaluable to this investigation so please get in touch by calling or texting us."
News of the terrible attack comes in the same week as seven-month pregnant Malorie Bantala, 21, lost her unborn child after she was brutally pushed over and kicked in the stomach repeatedly outside her home in Peckham, south east London on Monday.
Her ex-boyfriend, Kevin Wilson, 20, appeared in court yesterday accused of child destruction with intent to destroy the life of a child capable of being born alive.
Anyone with information about the Tube attack is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference T-SUB/B12 of 19/06/15 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.