“Punches to a single woman”: a young SNCF driver violently hit in the face by a passenger

An investigation has been opened, according to the public prosecutor's office. MAXPPP – Vincent Isore

A female SNCF train driver was violently attacked this Sunday, December 29 at the Gare de Lyon in Paris.

While the young driver was checking the carriages of her vehicle, a man punched her several times in the face before fleeing, reports the Parisien.

Several punches to the face

The incident took place this Sunday at the Gare de Lyon in Paris. While the young employee was checking to see if any passengers had remained on board the train, she was attacked by an individual.

The man allegedly hit her several times in the face before fleeing.

The young woman then reported her attack to the regional police station office in Paris and gave a precise description of her attacker, according to BFMTV.

On X (formerly Twitter), the Unsa union commented on her violent attack: “Some people have nothing better to do on a Sunday morning than wear punching a woman alone”, he wrote.

The attacker arrested

While she was hospitalized at Saint-Antoine hospital, the individual was found and arrested thanks to her indications. After being taken into custody, the man was placed in the psychiatric infirmary of the police headquarters, explains Le Parisien.

A complaint has also been filed.

An investigation for “violence against an agent of a public transport network operator resulting in an ITT of less than 8 days in a means of collective transport”, has been opened, according to the prosecutor's office to our colleagues at Parisien.