Yahoo News Teen, 19, kicked woman, 49, in the head until she was unconscious at train station
Levi Lewis kicked his victim in the head until she passed out, then kicked her again before fleeing Chelmsford station.
A teenager who kicked a woman in the head until she lost consciousness has been jailed for three years.
Levi Lewis admitted one count of attempted grievous bodily harm in relation to the unprovoked attack at Chelmsford railway station. He will serve his sentence at a young offenders institute.
A judge at Chelmsford Crown Court heard that the 19-year-old had been speaking to a 49-year-old woman on a stairwell at the station, just before midnight on 14 October last year.
After a few minutes, he grabbed the woman's arm, dragged her across the concourse floor and left her laid down between the ticker barriers.
Lewis then walked away from the victim but returned moments later and repeatedly kicked her in the head, causing her to fall unconscious.
He paused his attack temporarily to pick up some belongings that fell from his pockets, then kicked her in the head a further three times before fleeing the station.
Members of the public discovered the victim and called an ambulance. She was rushed to hospital where she was treated for head and face wounds sustained during the attack.
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An investigation was launched by BTP officers to trace Lewis and following a public appeal which included CCTV images of him, he was identified and arrested in January 2023.
PC Michael Weller, investigating officer in the case, said: “Lewis launched a vicious and unprovoked attack on a woman, for which he deserves to spend his next years behind bars.
“I would like to thank the public who responded to our appeal and identified Lewis, and to those who came to the victim’s aid that night in Chelmsford.
“Violence against woman and girls will never be tolerated and, as in this case, we will do everything in our power to ensure perpetrators face justice."
PC Weller added: "If you’re a victim of, or witness to, violence on the railway, I urge you to report it to us either by texting 610016 or calling 0800 40 50 40.”
