A philosophy student has been locked up after pushing a railway worker on to tracks when he claimed she made him miss his train.
Cheyenne Naeb lashed out at Brittany Mansfield at Glasgow’s Queen Street station on February 1, 2023.
The 26-year-old, of Dundee, was enraged after the dispatcher allowed a 9.11am train he wanted to board to leave.
The American pointed his finger at Ms Mansfield and directed a verbal tirade at her. Naeb then pushed her on to the tracks shortly before a train on the line was set to depart.
Naeb walked off showing ‘no concern’ for the injured Ms Mansfield, before he was stopped by police.
Naeb pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting Ms Mansfield to her injury and danger of life. He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The court heard that Ms Mansfield had dispatched a train on platform seven, which pulled away when Naeb walked towards her.
Ms 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***.’
Ms Mansfield turned to face Naeb, who pointed his finger at her while being aggressive.
As a result of his behaviour, she told him he was no longer allowed to travel.
Prosecutor Ross Canning said: ‘Naeb lunged forward and pushed Ms 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. Ms Mansfield was able to grab hold of Naeb’s sleeve, which broke her fall.’
She requested assistance on her work radio as she pulled herself up from the 3ft drop, despite injuring her hip in the fall.
It was also noted when she later attended hospital that she had cuts to her hand, scrapes to her legs and a swollen elbow.
Naeb went on to try to 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.’
Sentence was deferred until the end of the month by Sheriff John McCormick who remanded Naeb in custody.
Sheriff McCormick 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.’