Jailed: Knife-wielding teenager who threatened to kill Acton Town Tube worker in ticket row

Siti Awled: The teen has been jailed
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A knife-wielding teenager who slapped a Tube worker and threatened to kill her has been jailed.

Siti Awled, 19, waved a kitchen knife in the face of a member of staff at Acton Town station in a fit of rage in October last year.

The worker had approached her and two friends as they jumped the barriers at the station and started swearing in front of children.

But when confronted, Awled became abusive and slapped her in the face before brandishing the weapon.

Awled’s friends repeatedly tried to stop her from attacking the staff member, and eventually wrestled her to the ground.

But that wasn’t before the teenager also slapped her friend in the face for intervening.

She then left the station and tossed the blade away before being arrested in a nearby street.

The teenager pleaded guilty to affray, possession of an offensive weapon and two counts of common assault at Blackfriars Crown Court on May 8.

Awled, of District Road, Wembley, was sentenced at the same court to 10 months’ imprisonment in a young offender instiution for affray on May 26.

She was also handed a four-month sentence for possession of an offensive weapon and two months for each count of comment assault.

DC Ross McAlpine, from the British Transport Police, said: “Everyone has the right to travel and work in a safe environment without fear or intimidation.

"This was a particular frightening experience for the staff who were working at the station at the time.

“I hope Awled takes the time to reflect upon her actions and realises that behaviour like this will never be tolerated on the rail network and police officer will always do everything they can to ensure that people are not only safe where they work and travel, but that also feel safe.”

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