A drunk passenger who had a fight on a packed train at Newcastle Central Station after calling a woman "scruffy" has been fined.
Kevin John Crook had a fight with a man on March 19 this year following an argument after boarding a train heading to Middlesbrough. The 51-year-old got involved in the altercation in the presence of children and was subsequently charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Crook, of Sunnyfield, Ormesby, in Teesside, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to the single charge. The court heard the offence was committed shortly before 9pm and was witnessed by a Northern Trains train manager, who was on duty on the Hexham to Middlesbrough train. The manager was nearing the end of her shift and had got off the train at Newcastle before witnessing the fight.
