Nathan Wright, of Bebbington Close, Sale, has been jailed for 31 months after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating. He assaulted a customer service representative and an off—duty Metrolink driver at Old Trafford Metrolink stop on 23rd March 2025.
Following the sentencing, Danny Vaughan, TfGM’s Chief Network Officer, said: “This was a horrific assault on valued Bee Network colleagues. The customer service representative was just doing his job, and Nathan Wright’s senseless actions have had a significant impact on his physical and mental wellbeing.
“We welcome the sentence imposed as it reinforces our zero-tolerance approach to crime and antisocial behaviour on our public transport network, and we hope it will act as a deterrent for anyone who thinks this kind of behaviour is acceptable.”
Damien Chabas, Managing Director, KeolisAmeyMetrolink, added: “At KAM, the safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority. We are appalled by the senseless brutality of the attack on our colleagues, particularly the Metrolink customer service representative who simply came to work that day to do his job and serve our customers.
“While our focus is on supporting our employee during his recovery, we welcome today’s sentencing as it sends a clear message: violence and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated on our network. We will continue to work closely with our partners, TfGM and Greater Manchester Police, to ensure Metrolink remains a safe and respectful place for passengers and staff.”
It strikes me that the idiot who carried out the assault must have been aware that his actions would mean a prison sentence. I wonder which part of his brain allowed him to carry out the assault knowing a custodial sentence was inevitable. Thirty one months in the ‘slammer’; he’ll have plenty of time to regret what he’s done-stupid man!
No, sorry to disagree, but the offender almost certainly didn’t consider the likely outcome of his actions. Sadly lack of thinking skills, and an inability to plan, are frequent factors in offending, which is why one of the options open to the Probation Services are thinking skills training for offenders, aiming to get them to think first, rather than just instantly reacting to a situation. Of course there are some offenders for who thinking skills training is definitely not advisable!