Man bit passenger’s ear in phone noise row

A MAN’S ear was bitten during a row on a train over a passenger’s loud mobile phone conversation.

The 24-year-old was injured after another passenger complained about his friend “speaking loudly on his phone” on a night commuter train.

“A verbal altercation ensued, during which the passenger leaned over and bit the victim’s ear,” British Transport Police (BTP) said. “When the offender eventually stopped biting the victim’s ear, he went and sat back down in his seat. The victim and his friend left the train at Peckham Rye.” The victim was given hospital treatment for a deep cut following the incident on the 11.40pm Southern Trains service between London Bridge and Peckham Rye on Oct 6.

No arrests have been made, but a CCTV image of a man has been released. “We’d like to speak to him in connection with an assault against a 24-year-old man whose ear was bitten,” BTP said.

The man police want to speak to after a train passenger had his ear bitten during an altercation