Student admits pushing rail worker on to track at Queen Street station
26-year-old Cheyenne Naeb lashed out at Brittany Mansfield on February 1 2023 after claiming she had caused him to miss his train
An American student has admitted pushing a railway worker on to the track at Glasgow’s Queen Street station.
26-year-old Cheyenne Naeb lashed out at Brittany Mansfield on February 1 2023 after claiming she had caused him to miss his train.
The 26-year-old verbally abused his victim before pushing her on the chest, causing her to fall onto the tracks shortly before a train on the line was set to depart.
Naeb, of Dundee pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting Miss Mansfield to her injury and danger of life.
He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
Naeb accused the railway worker of making him miss his train
The court heard that Miss Mansfield had dispatched a train on platform seven which pulled away when Naeb walked towards her.
Miss Mansfield told him that the train had gone and he shouted: "Don't you come near me, you made me miss my train.
"Don't look at me you scumbag c***."
Miss Mansfield turned to face Naeb who pointed his finger at her while being aggressive.
As a result of his behaviour, she told Naeb that he was no longer allowed to travel.
Prosecutor Ross Canning said: "Naeb lunged forward and pushed Miss Mansfield with both hands to her chest with such force that she came off the end of the platform.
"She landed in between the running lines of platform seven in front of a train that was preparing to leave the station.
"Miss Mansfield was able to grab hold of Naeb's sleeve which somewhat broke her fall."
Student showed "no concern" for his victim after push
The hearing was told that Naeb walked away from Miss Manfield showing "no concern" for her.
She requested assistance on her work radio as she pulled herself up from the 915-millimeter drop despite injuring her hip in the fall.
It was also noted that she had cuts to her hand, scrapes to her legs and a swollen elbow when she later attended hospital.
Naeb went on to try and bypass the police who were made aware of the situation but he was stopped.
Michael O'Neill, defending, told the court: "He is clearly an intelligent man.
"I am instructed to move for bail. He is a man without any previous convictions and studies philosophy at university."
Naeb held in custody ahead of sentencing
Sentence was deferred until the end of the month by Sheriff John McCormick who remanded Naeb in custody meantime.
He said: "You pushed a railway worker on to tracks at Queen Street station during a busy commuting time.
"Standing the gravity and nature of the offence, it is unlikely there will be an alternative to custody."
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