CCTV footage shows the terrifying moment a 91-year-old man was sent "flying" onto train tracks after being pushed off a Tube platform.

Paul Crossley is found guilty of attempted murder after attacking ex-Eurotunnel boss Sir Robert Malpas on the London Underground.

He was approached from behind by Paul Crossley, who had a hood pulled over his cap, before being sent sprawling onto the tracks.

Sir Robert, a retired industrialist who was knighted by the Queen in 1999, was rescued by heroic passer-by Riyad El Hussani, who leapt onto the tracks to save him just one minute before the next train's arrival.

But the violent attack left Sir Robert with life-changing injuries, including a fractured pelvis and a gash to the head requiring 12 stitches.
"I felt myself flying over the tracks and landing on the rails. I may have been concussed but only for a very short time. I banged my head on the rails."

On Friday, Crossley, 46, was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder at the Old Bailey.

Prosecutor Benjamin Aina QC said Sir Robert was "in a very bad way" following the attack.
He added: "Fortunately he has recovered. He is able to walk and go about his normal affairs."

The judge praised Mr El Hussani for showing "extraordinary bravery with a complete disregard for his own safety in saving Sir Robert".

His rescuer, Mr El Hussani, said he heard "screams and shouting" before running 20 metres to where Sir Robert lay with his clothes and umbrella covered in blood.

"I then jumped straight on to the tracks to save his life," he said in a statement on the day of the incident.


Credit ref to : Lucia Binding, news reporter
CCTV courtesy of British Transport Police
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