Horror as woman sexually assaulted inside restaurant at UK train station

Horror as woman sexually assaulted inside restaurant at UK train stationCustomers stepped in to challenge the suspect, police say Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source By Jon King, News Reporter 11:02, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Updated: 11:03, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 A man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at Birmingham New Street station, BTP says (Image: Getty)A man has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault on a woman in broad daylight in a train station restaurant. British Transport Police said the alleged assault happened at a branch of Wasabi in Birmingham New Street station at about 1pm on Sunday, May 17. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The woman walked into the eatery, where she was approached by a man who blocked her way and tried to chat to her. Police said the man went on to sexually assault her. A number of customers saw what happened and stepped in to challenge the culprit. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy HMRC confirms state pension tax change rule for all state pensioners 'Rachel Reeves has just gone completely loopy – will bankrupt Britain even more' He was arrested at the scene on suspicion of sexual assault...