A migrant was appealing deportation for a series of sex crimes when he a pushed a man in front of a train at Oxford Circus Tube station, according to reports.
Brwa Shorsh, 24, admitted to shoving Tadeusz Potoczek, 61, onto the tracks, claiming he did it for "revenge" because the postman gave him a "dirty look" in February.
Shorsh had reportedly been appealing a Home Office deportation order at the time of the incident, according to The Sun.
The appeal, lodged with the immigration tribunal service, had effectively delayed his removal from the country despite his criminal record.
Shorsh, who arrived in Britain in 2019, had been living on the streets and amassed several convictions since his arrival.
A previous immigration tribunal hearing highlighted his "pattern of regular serious offending", noting thathe had accumulated "12 convictions for 21 offences, including assaults, anti-social behaviour and outraging public decency".
His appeal against deportation was still ongoing when he pushed Mr Potoczek in front of the southbound Victoria Line train.
One source told The Sun newspaper: "His appeal was still ongoing when he pushed the victim off the platform onto the tracks at Oxford Circus. It makes you wonder what exactly you have to do to be deported from the UK?"
Fortunately, another passenger acted swiftly, pulling Mr Potoczek back onto the platform just in time. The postman escaped without serious injuries.
Robert Walker, the experienced train driver, spotted Mr Potoczek, who was wearing a bright red jacket, and immediately activated the emergency brake.
Shorsh fled the scene but was apprehended just hours later at around 10:30 pm at Warren Street station. An officer recognised him from CCTV footage collected earlier.
Although the Kurdish migrant denied attempted murder, a jury at Inner London Crown Court convicted him after only 32 minutes of deliberation on July 31. His sentencing is scheduled for September 26.
