'Enquiries ongoing' Police involved after woman's 'Taliban' jibe on train

POLICE are investigating a potential race-hate crime after a rail passenger reported being called a “woman from the Taliban” after a disagreement about seating on a service between Bristol and Cardiff.

- Shaurya SHAURYA

The mother was travelling with her two daughters when the incident took place on April 21.

The woman's daughter, who works for the NHS and wishes to remain anonymous, said: “A woman came and she saw that my mum was on the iPad and she just turned her back to my mum and sat on the table. You know how train tables are, they’re quite weak, and she knocked my mum's iPad.

“My mum was just a little bit taken aback... and the woman kept sitting down with her back to my mum on my mum’s table. So my mum said, ‘Excuse me, do you mind not sitting on the table, please?’

“The woman just looked at my mum and looked away, and people could hear. Then my mum quietly asked again, saying, ‘Please, can you not sit on this table?’ And the woman just looked at my mum in a disgusting manner and said, ‘Why?’