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Train manager jailed for sex attack on passenger

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Nicholas McMurray was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration, said British Transport Police

A former train manager has been jailed for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman after asking to check her ticket.

Nicholas McMurray, 38, of Swansea, was working as a Great Western Railway (GWR) train manager when he requested to see the ticket and adjusted the woman's dress, British Transport Police (BTP) said.

She had been talking on her phone when McMurray sexually assaulted her in June 2024, shortly before the train from Cardiff arrived in Swansea, the force added.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, reported the incident to officers at the station and McMurray was arrested while standing by the stationary train, PA Media reported.

BTP said McMurray "lied to officers stating the victim had tried to kiss him and he had pushed her off".

The force added that McMurray was "immediately removed from duty as train manager for GWR" and no longer worked there.

He was found guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration at Swansea Crown Court and was sentenced to seven years in prison and put on the sex offenders register for life on Friday, it added.