Brawl erupts at Chafford Hundred station in Essex

This is the moment a pair of ‘fare-dodging’ thug passengers beat up a ticket inspector on a train platform during a savage clash.

Christmas shoppers watched in horror as the two yobs set upon the rail worker in the shocking footage posted to Snapchat.

The employee, wearing a fluorescent yellow bib, allegedly tried to detain the men for not paying their fare before boarding. 

But a vicious brawl erupted at Chafford Hundred station in Essex, where Christmas sales attracted flocks of bargain-hunters to the Lakeside Shopping Centre.

The 30-second clip, filmed by a sniggering friend on 27 December, shows the pair trying to escape the security guard and board the train.

But the 49-year-old, employed by train operator C2C, grabs one of the boys by the hood and drags him out of the carriage.

A pair of thug passengers beat up a ticket inspector on a train platform during a savage clash at Chafford Hundred station in Essex

Christmas shoppers watched in horror as the two yobs set upon the rail worker in the shocking footage posted to Snapchat

Christmas shoppers watched in horror as the two yobs set upon the rail worker in the shocking footage posted to Snapchat

He is then attacked by the pair who punch him repeatedly in the face, injuring his nose.

Though a female colleague tries to break up the fight, the thugs manage to scramble back onto the train.

Astonishingly, some viewers of the clip – which was shared on social media – criticised the ticket inspector for his behaviour, branding him a ‘jobsworth’. 

But he was also praised for squaring up to the ticket-dodgers.

The guard, employed by train operator C2C, allegedly tried to detain the men for not paying their fare

The guard, employed by train operator C2C, allegedly tried to detain the men for not paying their fare

He is then attacked by the pair who punch him repeatedly in the face, injuring his nose

He is then attacked by the pair who punch him repeatedly in the face, injuring his nose

A spokesperson for British Transport Police told The Sun: ‘We were called to Chafford Hundred station in Essex shortly after 3pm on Wednesday, 27 December, following reports of a member of station security staff being assaulted by two men.

‘Our officers attended and spoke with the victim, a 49-year-old man, who had received an injury to his nose.

‘We are investigating the incident and ask anyone who has information or saw what happened to contact us by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting ref 199 of 27/12/17.’

Though a female colleague tries to break up the fight, the thugs manage to scramble back onto the train

Though a female colleague tries to break up the fight, the thugs manage to scramble back onto the train



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