Security guards broke train passenger s leg twice as he begged them to stop
Pair used unnecessary force to eject the passenger from Liverpool Central Station
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Liverpool Central Station
Two security guards injured a man so badly as they removed him from Liverpool Central Station that they broke his leg and left him with life-changing injuries. John Smitton, from Anfield, and John Moncrieff, from Wigan, used unnecessary force to eject the passenger from the city centre station.
The victim, who Merseyrail had decided was too drunk to travel, was being removed from the station on September 6, 2018.
But Smitton and Moncrieff - employees of Carlisle Security Services - got involved, pushing the man face-first into the wall, with his face hitting the corner of the wall.
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The victim denied he was drunk and still wanted to use the train.
Smitton and Moncrieff stepped in and grabbed hold of each of the victim’s arms to remove him from the station.
As they released him into the mall area the then 48-year-old victim repeatedly asked why he was being removed and under what power.
In response to his questions the two turned him around and pushed him face first into the wall, with his face hitting the corner of the wall. He turned around to face the pair who then pinned him to the ground with such force that the victim repeatedly cried out in pain and begged for them to let go.
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S.H. writes: I used Trainline to buy a £7 Merseyrail ticket from Ormskirk to Liverpool Central Station, but when I arrived in Liverpool, staff would not accept it as valid.
An officer issued me with a £20 penalty notice, though at the same time he told a lady who said she had forgotten her ticket that she could buy another.
When I contacted Trainline and Merseyrail, the penalty notice was cancelled. However, Trainline then refunded the £7 to me, so Merseyrail sent me a fresh penalty notice for £27, and as I did not pay, it now wants £125.