York railway station “disgusting” unprovoked assault left man with fractured skull and two bleeds on the brain
CCTV shows the moments before a man punched another man at York railway station in an unprovoked assault - leaving the victim with two bleeds on the brain.
A man who launched an unprovoked assault in York that left another man needing surgery for two bleeds on the brain has been jailed, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.
Connor Walker, 29, and of Park Road in Durham, was sentenced at Durham Crown court on Thursday November 20 to 22 months imprisonment having pleaded guilty to Grievous Bodily Harm.
The court heard how on Saturday September 6 2025, just after 6pm, Walker was walking through the portico of York railway station towards the entrance. As he passed by two BTP officers, he began to briefly shadowbox aggressively and loitered for a moment before leaving the station.
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Only a few minutes later, Walker returned to the station and walked past the front where the victim, aged in his 40s, was standing with a friend. He then left again. Walker returned once more, this time entering the station. He clenched his right fist and threw a punch at the victim, causing him to drop to the floor instantly. Walker then exited the station in a hurry, looking over his shoulder before running away.
The victim was knocked out, taking two minutes before coming to consciousness again. He was taken to hospital where it was established he'd sustained a fractured skull and two bleeds on the brain which required urgent surgery.
The following day, on Sunday September 7, officers from Northumbria Police viewed the image BTP had sent around of Walker and recognised him. Two days later, officers from Durham found Walker in the town centre and arrested him for Grievous Bodily Harm with intent, and he was taken into custody.
Investigating officer DC Sam Killerby said: "I'm extremely pleased with the result in this case - Walker's unpredictable and volatile actions were disgusting and it is only by sheer luck that the victim wasn't more seriously injured, or our investigation could have been very different.
"Violence, unprovoked or otherwise, has absolutely no place on the railway network and we will continue to act quickly and decisively to secure justice for the victims."