A woman from Motherwell has been left fearing for her safety after she was harassed and photographed by a 'creep' during a late night train journey from Glasgow.
Agnieszka Narczynska, 34, was travelling alone on a ScotRail service between Central Station and Lanark on April 4 at around 11pm when a male passenger started to make advances towards her, calling her 'gorgeous', before using his phone to snap pictures of her.
As the 34-year-old became more uncomfortable, she started texting and calling a friend to try stop the man speaking to her, but when he refused to leave her alone, Agnieszka approached a group of strangers for help, writes the Record.
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She said: “I was sitting on the train myself and there were only a few people around. I was at the back of the carriage next to the toilets and there was a guy sitting right next to me. Next thing, he started mumbling something about me being ‘gorgeous’. I didn’t make any eye contact with him, but he was staring at me.
"I was texting and phoning my friend to pretend I was speaking to my boyfriend, but then I noticed in the reflection of the window that the guy was taking pictures of me. I looked at him and he wasn’t even trying to hide it. That was probably the most creepy thing about it."
The management technician was worried that the man would follow her home when she got off at her stop so she told a group of young men who had boarded the train why she was worried.
The lads offered to help Agnieszka, with one even saying that he witnessed the man watching porn after talking to her.
She continued: "I went over and told these guys what had happened and they said 'Listen, you are going to make sure you are okay. We will get off at your stop and make sure he’s not following you'.
"The one of them told me he saw him watching porn on his phone."
Agnieszka is now frightened to travel on her own. She said the experience left her feeling "uncomfortable and helpless" but that she hoped any women in a similar situation would also ask anyone nearby for help as she thanked the young men who got her home safely.
She added: "I was really worried that the man would follow me. I felt uncomfortable and helpless and I'm concerned about travelling on my own at night now.
"But I'm grateful to the men who helped me and I want other women to know they should ask for help if they experience something like that."
The incident has been reported to ScotRail and the British Transport Police (BTP).
David Lister, ScotRail's safety, engineering and sustainability director, said: “ScotRail works very closely with British Transport Police to ensure that Scotland’s Railway is a safe environment for our customers, and our own people.
“If anyone observes any inappropriate behaviour on our trains or at stations, they should contact the BTP and report those responsible.”
British Transport Police have been approached for comment.
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