Accused bottle attackers in court

A Tube passenger was punched, kicked and hit with a beer bottle in late night attack at an underground station, a court heard.

George Vartsakis was dragged to the floor and assaulted at Liverpool Street station in the early hours of 4 November 2018.

Twins Jamie and Lee Singleton, 27, Joseph Isaacs, 23, and Darren Cessford, 27, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, a lesser alternative and affray.

Komal Varsani, prosecuting, said: ‘At 4am on November 4 2018, Mr Vartsakis was travelling with his partner on the Central Line at Liverpool Street station.

‘An altercation occurred between these defendants and Mr Vartsakis and it was caught on CCTV. The complainants say these defendants repeatedly punched and kicked the complainant and his partner.

‘They smashed him with the glass beer bottle he had been drinking from. They grabbed him, dragged him to the floor and repeatedly assaulted him. There were significant injuries.’

Jamie Singleton, of Halesworth Road, Romford, Lee Singleton, of North Street, Oxford, and Isaacs, of Yarmouth Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, are charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, a lesser alternative of causing grievous bodily ham and affray.

The Singletons and Isaacs were granted unconditional bail ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing at Inner London Crown Court on April 15.

Cessford, of Petersfied Avenue, Romford, was remanded in custody.