Irate commuters have turned on a passenger who dropped his trousers in a packed Tube carriage with children present and refused to pull them up again, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
Police are investigating the incident on the Hammersmith and City line in east London yesterday at 3.30pm.
The suspect, who was well dressed and wearing expensive headphones, caused panic when he began yelling after the eastbound train stopped at Upton Park.
He then dropped his trousers and put his belt around his neck. His bottom and genitals were on show, sparking anger and revulsion around him on the train.
A passenger stood up quickly confronted him, gesticulating angrily. He politely and firmly told him: ‘You need to get off the train’.
But the flasher began yelling back: ‘f*** off’, repeatedly.
The commuter said in response: ‘What do you mean f*** off. You need to get off the f***ing train. Now. There are kids on here’.
The train was busy with children who are currently on their summer holidays from school.
When he refused, a group of men then surrounded him and repeatedly ordered him to ‘pull your f***ing trousers up’.
A scuffle then broke out.
The naked man was trying hit them with his belt and the group was punching and kicking him.
The men snatched away his belt and pinned him to the floor of the carriage while putting his arm behind his back, still with his trousers around his ankles.
Passengers then yelled: ‘We’ve got to get him off’.
The man was then unceremoniously carried on to the Tube platform at East Ham and dumped to the floor.
He was then pinned down as the commuters tried to alert staff.
It appears an off duty police officer was on the train and performed an arrest.
British Transport Police have said they are investigating. The suspect has been detained under the mental health act.
A spokesman said: ‘Officers were called to reports of a man exposing himself on the District Line at East Ham Underground station at around 3.30pm yesterday.
‘The man had been assaulted by a number of other passengers and was initially arrested by an off duty officer, before being detained under the mental health act and taken to hospital where he remains.
‘An investigation into the incident is ongoing’.
