Richmond: Man charged after pushed woman onto train tracks
Police have charged a man following an alleged assault at Richmond Railway Station yesterday.
It is alleged a 64-year-old woman was pushed onto the train tracks about 3:50pm on 3 July.
Emergency crews were called to Richmond Railway Station, where commuters had pulled the woman off the tracks.
She was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and taken to Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.
It’s understood an unknown man pushed her from behind as she waited on Platform 4.
“Parties are not known to each other, and the circumstances are yet to be determined at this stage,” police said.
A 54-year-old Werribee man was arrested by detectives from the Transit Crime Investigation Unit in Southbank this morning.
He has been charged with conduct endangering life, conduct endangering serious injury, reckless conduct causing injury and unlawful assault of a female.
He has also been charged with several unrelated offences –including burglary, theft, aggravated burglary, trespass, unlawful assault and make threats to kill.
The further charges relate to the following alleged incidents:
– Burglary and theft at a business on Droop Street, Footscray on 10 May
– Burglary and theft at a business on Hopkins Street, Footscray on 22 June
– Aggravated burglary at a hotel on City Road, Southbank at 1.30am on 4 July.
He has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 12 July. (V/P)
