KentOnline

bannermobile

News

Sport

Business

What's On

Advertise

Contact

Other KM sites

CORONAVIRUS WATCH KMTV LIVE SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERS LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS LISTEN TO KMFM
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE
News

Man arrested for trespassing at Folkestone Central station after ‘walking off the end of platform’

By: Cara Simmonds csimmonds@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 15:55, 20 January 2024

Updated: 15:15, 22 January 2024

An arrest has been made after a man was spotted “walking off” the end of a platform at a railway station.

British Transport Police (BTP) were called to Folkestone Central at around 11.15am.

A man has been arrested for trespassing in Folkestone Central station. Picture: Google

It was reported that a man was seen “walking off the end of the platform”.

A Southeastern train driver then spotted him along the tracks and picked him up.

He was later brought back to the station building where he was arrested for trespassing. There were no delays to services reported.

mpu1

In a further update issued this evening, BTP said: “The male arrested earlier has been interviewed and admitted the offence, he was very remorseful for his actions today and has been given a community resolution for trespass, as he is eligible for an out of court disposal.

“He has been given an educational input as part of this.”

More by this author

sticky

© KM Group - 2024