"Know where your children are and know what they're doing".
That's the message from Nexus' Customer Services Director, Huw Lewis, after a Metro worker was attacked as a gang of young yobs took over a station platform on Monday. Northumbria Police had to be called to Tynemouth Metro station shortly before 9.10pm to disperse the crowd after a member of Nexus' security team was assaulted and a train window was broken.
The incident forced trains to pass through the station without stopping between around 9.20pm and 9.50pm that evening, and images from Metro CCTV will now be shared with local schools in a bid to identify those involved. But today Mr Lewis advised parents to be aware of where their children are and what they get up to amid growing concerns about anti-social behaviour in the local area.
