A suicidal man grabbed an innocent woman on a Tube platform and tried to drag her in front of a train with him. Arthur Hawrylewicz from Cardiff grabbed his victim from behind in a powerful "bear hug" and "swung" her towards to the oncoming underground train in the shocking indecent. It was only the quick actions of the victim's friends which saved her from being thrown onto the tracks.
Inner London Crown Court heard builder Hawrylewicz – who was in London to work with a friend – was drunk, depressed, and suicidal but cannot explain why he grabbed the young woman on the busy underground platform. Sukwinder Dhada, prosecuting, said on August 22 last year pharmacist Maria Osifeso travelled from her home in Stanmore to central London go to the Notting Hill Carnival.
At just after 1.15pm she was with friends on platform one of King's Cross underground station when she was approached by a man she did not know – the defendant Hawrylewicz. The defendant began talking to Miss Osifeso but she had trouble understanding him and asked him to go away. Hawrylewicz responded by staring at Miss Osifeso, which made her feel uncomfortable.
