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Sophie Brownson & John-Paul Clark

Man uses Kung Fu to defend woman being attacked on train

A man used his Kung Fu moves when he he stepped in to stop a woman being attacked on a train.

Tony Pinkerton, 60, was on a train on his way home from martial arts training in Newcastle city centre at around 9pm on March 8.

Tony noticed a man following a woman and begin to attack her, so the have-a-go hero tried to calm the situation but it soon became apparent he would have to use his Kung Fu skills for the first time outside of practice, reports Chronicle Live.

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