{"id":302756,"date":"2025-07-30T02:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T02:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302756\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T02:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T02:24:22","slug":"man-30-arrested-after-girl-17-raped-in-london-train-toilet-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302756\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 30, arrested after girl, 17, raped in London train toilet | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_260552966-a898.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23783960\" alt=\"Woolwich Arsenal overground railway station.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe sexual assault happened at Woolwich Arsenal railway station (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a train station before she was taken on to a train and raped in the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>The sexual assault happened at Woolwich <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> railway station on the platform towards Abbey Wood at 6.05am on Saturday, July 19, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes later, the girl was raped in the Thameslink train carriage toilet towards Abbey Wood from Woolwich Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>A man left the train at Abbey Wood while the girl continued towards Slade Green and later reported it to the police .<\/p>\n<p>British Transport Police (BTP) said a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape and taken into custody. <\/p>\n<p>He has now been released on bail pending further inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>Police are appealing for anyone who was at Woolwich Arsenal station and may have seen the pair on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The force is also appealing to anyone who saw them on the train together to contact police on 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