{"id":59996,"date":"2025-09-14T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=59996"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:53:22","slug":"tfgm-release-statement-after-sentencing-of-man-who-assaulted-metrolink-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=59996","title":{"rendered":"TfGM release statement after sentencing of man who assaulted Metrolink staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2014duty Metrolink driver at Old Trafford Metrolink stop on 23<sup>rd<\/sup> March 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Following the sentencing, Danny Vaughan, TfGM\u2019s Chief Network Officer, said: \u201cThis was a horrific assault on valued Bee Network colleagues. The customer service representative was just doing his job, and Nathan Wright\u2019s senseless actions have had a significant impact on his physical and mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Damien Chabas, Managing Director, KeolisAmeyMetrolink, added: \u201cAt KAM, the safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority.\u00a0We are appalled by\u00a0the senseless brutality of the attack on our colleagues, particularly the Metrolink customer service representative who simply\u00a0came to work that day to do his job and serve our customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our focus is on supporting our employee during his recovery, we welcome today\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2014duty Metrolink driver at Old Trafford Metrolink &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=59996\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59996"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59997,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59996\/revisions\/59997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}