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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

‘I was punched in the face, spat at and racially abused for challenging a Tube fare dodger’

Garthfield Whyte has been punched, spat at and racially abused – all in the line of his work that is only getting more dangerous.

Violence, aggression and anti-social behaviour have become a typical part of his job patrolling London’s Tube network on the hunt for fare evaders.

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