A man was arrested at Sleaford station this evening after threatening the Driver and guard of the (17.xx) train to Lincoln.
Turned out to be a toy gun and nobody was hurt. However, that was unknown at the time. The man was (apparently) an escapee from Lincoln prison and had traveled to Sleaford on that service which was due to return.
The reason I post is not for one of gossip, but of heroism. My mother in law was due to travel on the Lincoln train. She is in a wheelchair and was about to be helped onto the train by the guard. All of the other passengers scrambled onto the train and out of the way, but she couldn't.
The guard placed himself between her and the gunman. Fantastic bravery.
The police boarded the train, but the driver refused to wait and they had to search it on the way to Lincoln.
Apologies for anything that turns out to be inaccurate - the details about the gunman are from the police on the train.
Turned out to be a toy gun and nobody was hurt. However, that was unknown at the time. The man was (apparently) an escapee from Lincoln prison and had traveled to Sleaford on that service which was due to return.
The reason I post is not for one of gossip, but of heroism. My mother in law was due to travel on the Lincoln train. She is in a wheelchair and was about to be helped onto the train by the guard. All of the other passengers scrambled onto the train and out of the way, but she couldn't.
The guard placed himself between her and the gunman. Fantastic bravery.
The police boarded the train, but the driver refused to wait and they had to search it on the way to Lincoln.
Apologies for anything that turns out to be inaccurate - the details about the gunman are from the police on the train.