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Hunt for smokers who pushed commuter
10:49am Thursday 7th August 2008
OFFICERS investigating an incident where a commuter was pushed on to train tracks appealed for witnesses at the scene this morning (August 7).
They also checked trains to try and find the men who pushed Linda Buchanan on to the tracks at Farningham Road station yesterday.
The 58-year-old, from Horton Kirby, suffered a fractured wrist and bruising to her legs when she landed.
Other passengers and a member of staff pulled the woman back on to the platform and she was taken to Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford.
The pushing incident happened at 7.07am yesterday as Ms Buchanan walked along the London-bound platform at the station.
British Transport Police (BTP) believes the woman had spoken to the two men about smoking at the station earlier this week.
She was walking past the same men yesterday when one of them pushed her and she fell on to the track.
One of the men is described as being white, in his mid-20s, about 6ft tall and stocky.
He had short cropped brown hair, was wearing beige shorts, a green round-necked t-shirt and trainers.
The second man was a medium built white male in his early 20s.
He was wearing bright red shorts and a dark top.
A BTP spokesman said: "We would urge the people involved to come forward."
Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact BTP on 0800 40 50 40 quoting log 83 of 6/8.
- Do you know Ms Buchanan or did you see the incident? Call the newsroom on 01689 885717.
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Gemma, Belvedere says...
12:40pm Thu 7 Aug 08
The Lord is back!
Jim, Beckenham says...
12:59pm Thu 7 Aug 08
with his customary boring, predictable moronic comment that adds zero value to the news article ...
Sad little man.
Justice League, Planet Justice says...
1:07pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Jim wrote:Hurrah... someone with some sense at last! Erastus is a boring idiot with nothing better to do.
Hurrah ....
with his customary boring, predictable moronic comment that adds zero value to the news article ...
Sad little man.
Dave, Kent says...
1:14pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru wrote:Mug!
Perhaps the police should start their search in the Erith area?
After all, 99.9 percent of Erith residents are chain-smokers with appalling manners.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
I think that just about sums you up.
Menny, Gravesend says...
1:27pm Thu 7 Aug 08
l, barnehurst says...
1:32pm Thu 7 Aug 08
mt, says...
1:33pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Jacob, London says...
1:36pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru wrote:Please stop you stupid sad little man.No one thinks you are funny or clever,just sad and a little bit weird.
Perhaps the police should start their search in the Erith area? After all, 99.9 percent of Erith residents are chain-smokers with appalling manners. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Jim, Beckenham says...
1:55pm Thu 7 Aug 08
This news article is a report of a very serious attack, and contains an important request for information which may prevent such attacks being perpetrated in the future.
Comments by people such as erastus (and he's not the only one) trivialise these articles, and put people off from visiting this news site. A lot of people saw the idiotic responses to Simon Bull's charity swap article ... I guess Care in the Community has a lot to answer for ...
mt, says...
2:06pm Thu 7 Aug 08
knowlsey, sidcup says...
3:21pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Anon, Local says...
3:33pm Thu 7 Aug 08
When will the police be relasing CCTV of these guys? Does anyone know why they haven't yet? I use the station daily and would gladly keep a look out for them if I knew what they looked like!
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru, The Lounge Bar says...
3:54pm Thu 7 Aug 08
WAR. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Posted by Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott at 11:33pm on Wed 6 Aug 08.
Your One and Only Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
knowlsey, sidcup says...
4:00pm Thu 7 Aug 08
LadyK, Eltham says...
4:22pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Anyway, I suggest that when the CCTV footage is circulated they show the scumbags in every train station they possibly can including central london. If it were a case they we're going to work at the time then surely they will be recognised?
George, Eltham says...
4:38pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Susie, bexley says...
4:49pm Thu 7 Aug 08
You all constantly slag Our Lord off but do you ever come up with any valid points as to why you don't want to read what he has to say! After all we have to read most the drivel that comes out of your mouths, and as you are usually all too quick to point out "freedom of speech"
knowlsey, sidcup says...
5:14pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru, The Bar says...
5:37pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Please feel free to leave praise and comments on them at any time.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Jim, Beckenham says...
7:34pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Or is your tongue so far up erastus that you have lost your sense of good taste altogether?
Good point raised by a few posters - is there any cctv footage of the attackers, and if so why hasn't it been posted?
poppy, says...
7:36pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Hate to break it to you darling but you are in the minority. I am all for light hearted humour but not when what actually happened to this woman was as far as I am concerned attempted murder.
Now as regards these two cowardly 'men' was that fag worth it. Shame on you you vile lowlife cretins.
Sid, says...
8:05pm Thu 7 Aug 08
If you're smoking in an open area then you're not hurting anyone. If it's illegal then the law is wrong and should be disregarded.
local, Swanley says...
11:57pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru wrote:I think that this time you have gone too far. As someone born in Erith and still having family there I find your comments both objectionable and irresponsible.
Perhaps the police should start their search in the Erith area? After all, 99.9 percent of Erith residents are chain-smokers with appalling manners. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
I call on Richard Firth the Editor to remove your post and hopefully you.
No doubt your response will be derogatory about my family and where I live now but then that is your mentality.
You and your ilk do nothing to improve this newspaper and in fact you are dragging it down into the gutter.
Mark, Dartford says...
6:28am Fri 8 Aug 08
The platform would have had plenty of other passangers at the time.Plus there should be CCTV footage,( if not, this needs to be answered).
anon, Wilmington says...
11:32am Fri 8 Aug 08
Sid wrote:Has any of the articles in regards to this story stated that the victim was a non-smoker? For all we know she could be a smoker herself and was simply annoyed that other people can get away with breaking the law when she abides by it.
I dont condone pushing anyone on train tracks, but anti smokers can be very annoying. If you\'re smoking in an open area then you\'re not hurting anyone. If it\'s illegal then the law is wrong and should be disregarded.
I completly agree that not being allowed to smoke on an open platform is unfair, but at the end of the day it is the law.
I hope this lady has a speedy recovery and the vile idiots that did this are caught and charged.
Jane, Belvedere says...
11:53am Fri 8 Aug 08
No doubt your response will be derogatory about my family and where I live now but then that is your mentality.
The irony of that comment is priceless, considering the insulting nature of yours and other people's response to Erastus's original comment, which was obviously just a throwaway remark about a town. Why can't people see the hypocrisy of it all? When someone posts something that you personally consider to be rude or offensive and you post something back which is twice as rude and offensive, that makes you as bad if not worse than the first person.
Sid, says...
12:14pm Fri 8 Aug 08
anon wrote:Yes it is the law, but it's wrong and more importantly in the case of smoking in the open, it's a victimless crime.
Sid wrote: I dont condone pushing anyone on train tracks, but anti smokers can be very annoying. If you\'re smoking in an open area then you\'re not hurting anyone. If it\'s illegal then the law is wrong and should be disregarded.Has any of the articles in regards to this story stated that the victim was a non-smoker? For all we know she could be a smoker herself and was simply annoyed that other people can get away with breaking the law when she abides by it. I completly agree that not being allowed to smoke on an open platform is unfair, but at the end of the day it is the law. I hope this lady has a speedy recovery and the vile idiots that did this are caught and charged.
Therefore the law can go and do one - I certainly wont obey it and I'll treat anyone trying to enforce it with disdain and contempt.
NO VICTIM - NO CRIME.
John Rambo, says...
2:53pm Fri 8 Aug 08
local, swanley says...
3:07pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Jane wrote:Be assured that if you had read as many insults as this person has written in recent months about certain towns you would reply in the same way. This particular person never makes throw away comments he aims to kill!
No doubt your response will be derogatory about my family and where I live now but then that is your mentality.The irony of that comment is priceless, considering the insulting nature of yours and other people's response to Erastus's original comment, which was obviously just a throwaway remark about a town. Why can't people see the hypocrisy of it all? When someone posts something that you personally consider to be rude or offensive and you post something back which is twice as rude and offensive, that makes you as bad if not worse than the first person.
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru, Bexley Village says...
3:35pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Now go and waste your dole money in the Lullingstone Castle pub.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Jane, Belvedere says...
3:45pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Be assured that if you had read as many insults as this person has written in recent months about certain towns you would reply in the same way.
Be assured that I would not react in that way. Why would I? Just because someone insults my town? Why would I care if someone insults what is basically just a collection of paving stones, grass and buildings? I would bite my tongue (or hold my fingers in the case of the internet) and choose not to react, taking the moral high ground. Nor would I take offence at any insults by association. Just because someone insults the people who live in my town doesn't mean they are insulting me personally. People need to grow up and not be so ultra sensitive to the slightest remark and noty be so easily baited by the tamest of provocations.
knowlsey, sidcup says...
5:10pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Erastus mummy., Bexley village. says...
6:32pm Sat 9 Aug 08
Iam completely tee total.
For your information, Erastus is a good & loving boy. Judging by your vocabulary you plainly are not.
P.S i hope they quickly find & imprison the 2 culprits.
Local, Swanley says...
9:19pm Sat 9 Aug 08
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru wrote:Sorry to disappoint you I've never put a foot over the doorstep of the Lully so that's another of your generalisations that is wrong.
Not insults Local, just astute observations. Now go and waste your dole money in the Lullingstone Castle pub. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Neither do I claim on the dole so there's another. I can only assume that you judge others by your own standards hence your dismal views.
Some of us earn our keep, lead decent lives and pay our taxes.
Andrea, Worcestershire says...
10:35am Sun 10 Aug 08
This is a site to comment on NEWS articles not make pathetic comments about areas, if you really are so immature why come on a site with news? Go to Cbeebies and find your real level of intellect.
knowlsey, sidcup says...
11:50am Mon 11 Aug 08
Cherith Porter, 829-044 says...
9:06pm Mon 11 Aug 08
wise, says...
4:13pm Tue 12 Aug 08
yellowhawk, swanley says...
8:47pm Sat 16 Aug 08
Victim Linda Buchanan has said she is lucky to be alive after the incident. PHOTO: JIM BENNETT IMAGING LTD
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Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru, Bexley Village says...
12:35pm Thu 7 Aug 08
After all, 99.9 percent of Erith residents are chain-smokers with appalling manners.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott