Passengers injured as man goes on alleged violent rampage on Adelaide train at Elizabeth South
Two elderly passengers were allegedly assaulted when a man went on a violent rampage on an Adelaide train.
The city-bound train was stopped due to an aggressive male passenger, with South Australia Police called to Elizabeth South railway station at 11.30am.
A train driver was heard on a radio scanner saying there was a “fair amount of blood” in the carriage.
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Witnesses said the suspect was allegedly pacing up and down the train and spitting in people’s faces before he punched an elderly passenger, named Phil.
“He just started punching him in the face and there was blood everywhere. Then someone grabbed him and pulled him off,” one passenger said.
Phil said the suspect boarded the train with a bottle of alcohol, had an argument with two people, then turned his attention to him and allegedly called him a “racist pig”.
“Then he spat blood and all that in my face,” he said.
John, 89, alleged he was also called a racist then hit.
A 27-year-old Elizabeth Downs who was arrested at the scene will face numerous charges including assault, police said.
Police said he will also be issued a transit barring order.
The train has since resumed normal service.
