Police investigate after man on the Overground tells woman to 'go back to America'

A group of men confronted the aggressive passenger who was shouting at a woman on the London Overground - (Facebook)

Video footage shows the moment horrified passengers on the London Overground intervened when a man told a woman to "go back to America".

The incident occurred on a Weaver line in east London, at around 9.50pm on Sunday March 8, with the video being filmed by a concerned passenger.