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Tube sex attacker guilty of attempted rape on late night London Underground train

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Watts, M. (2026, September 17). Tube sex attacker guilty of attempted rape on late night London Underground train. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tube-sex-attacker-guilty-attempted-rape-bakerloo-line-b1297400.html

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A man identified as Saxon was found guilty of attempting to rape a woman on a late-night London Underground train after dragging her to the floor of the carriage. Following the incident, police officers quickly responded and arrested him at the scene. The judge remanded Saxon in custody pending further psychiatric and probation reports before sentencing him on October 30.

Written by AI on 2026-09-17, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Saturday, July 11, at around 11:40 PM, a woman was attacked while traveling alone on the Bakerloo line train in south London. The attacker, identified as Vincent Saxon (54), approached her and exposed himself before forcibly dragging her to the floor of the carriage and attempting to rape her. She managed to escape when the train reached Lambeth North, where she alerted station staff who contacted British Transport Police (BTP). Saxon left the scene at Elephant and Castle Underground station, but police later found him. He pleaded guilty to attempted rape on September 17 and was remanded in custody by Judge Vanessa Baraitser, with sentencing scheduled for October 30.

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He then dragged her to the floor and trying to rape her in the carriage, officers said. asserted

officers → drag → carriage

Officers raced to the location and Saxon was arrested. asserted

Saxon → race → location

He was taken into custody and later charged. asserted

He → take → custody

Judge Vanessa Baraitser told Saxon, of no fixed address, he would be remanded in custody and sentenced at the same court on October 30. asserted

he → tell → October

Additional information for psychiatric and probation reports were also ordered. asserted

information → order → reports

Tube sex attacker guilty of attempted rape on late night London Underground train

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