King’s Cross station: Man, 41, appears in court accused of trying to pull woman onto Tube tracks

A 41-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to pull a woman onto the tracks at King’s Cross Underground station.

Arthur Hawrylewicz, of Avondale Gardens South, Cardiff, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services rushed to the Hammersmith and City Line at the central London station just before 1.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

At the time, police said a man had tried to pull a woman onto the tracks before being hit by a train himself.

Hawrylewicz was taken to hospital and treated for head injuries, a British Transport Police (BTP) spokeswoman said, adding the woman was unharmed.

He made his first court appearance today.