Man dies after alleged escalator push at London’s Waterloo Station
A man died after he was allegedly pushed down an escalator at Waterloo Station in London, police said.
Ian Airlie, 48, was found dead at his home in Greenwich on October 10 last year.
After his death, relatives told police that he had reportedly been pushed down a Jubilee Line escalator a month earlier, and left bleeding above his eye.
A woman he spoke to on a bus home gave him a tissue to stem the blood, police said, and they are now trying to track her down to find out more about what happened.
Following his fall at 5.05pm on September 15, Mr Airlie is believed to have spoken to security at the station.
Ian Airlie was allegedly pushed down a Jubilee Line escalator (Picture: Met Police)
He told them he had fallen into a woman described as of south Asian appearance who also fell on the escalator.
Waterloo is one of the UK’s busiest stations (Picture: Getty)
After getting off the tube, a woman on his bus from North Greenwich underground station is said to have spoken to him and handed him the tissue to stem the blood near his left eye.
Police put out an appeal today urging the women mentioned, as well as anyone else who saw the incident, to come forward.
Mr Airlie was wearing a black t-shirt and light grey jogging bottoms on the day of the fall. He had a turquoise and grey Mountain Warehouse rucksack on his back and was carrying a medium, black suitcase.
Detective Inspector Chris Rogers said: ‘Mr Airlie’s death is tragic, and his family continue to mourn the loss of a loving son, partner, brother and uncle.
‘We are determined to piece together the events, and give Mr Airlie’s family the answers they are searching for. You can assist us by coming forward with any information. However small it may seem to you, this could be the key we need to unlock the investigation.’
A post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out.
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