This is the shocking moment a fare dodger punched a member of rail staff after they tried to stop him jumpint the barriers at a train station.
Michael Lucas attempted to get through the barriers at Wigan Wallgate train station without a ticket on February 6 this year. After being denied and challenged by staff, he left.
But British Transport Police said the 32-year-old returned later that evening and forced himself through the barriers. CCTV showed him grabbing a 55-year-old member of staff by the throat.