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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alan Smith and Alice Clifford

Schoolgirl ‘left in tears’ after being fined £100 by train inspectors who accused her of being an adult

Naomi Sanger / SWNS

Train ticket inspectors gave a 14-year-old girl a £100 fine after accusing her of being an adult - despite her wearing school uniform at the time.

Leila Sanger said she was left in tears after being accused by two male train guards of lying about her age in order to travel using a child’s ticket.

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