Four arrests after man set on fire on train

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Dec 2008, 11:52 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:04 BST
BRITISH Transport Police has made four arrests in relation to the serious assault on a man who was set alight while sleeping on a train in Sussex.

The incident occurred on the 6.50pm Brighton to Littlehampton service on Sunday (December 7) when the man was approached by four youths and seriously assaulted as he slept.

The man's beard was set alight during the assault and he suffered full thickness burn injuries to his face.

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BTP DCI Gareth Williams said police arrested one youth late yesterday by appointment at Brighton and three others were arrested at home addresses in the Lancing and