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Tristan Kirk

Student prosecuted for fare evasion during rail strike after station staff promised ticket was valid

A university student who says she was misled by station staff while trying to get home during a train strike has been convicted in a fast-track court hearing of fare evasion.

Mariah Laheri, 20, was bought a ticket online by her father, but found services were disrupted by ASLEF union industrial action on April 5.

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