Family of man pushed under train identify body

THE distraught family of a 52-year-old Dungarvan man who was pushed under a train in London last Friday flew to England yesterday to identify the body of their loved one.

John Curran was pushed from behind as he stood on a packed platform seconds before a north-bound Victoria line train entered Highbury and Islington station at approximately 6pm on that evening.

Mehmet Bala, a 20-year-old man from East London, was arrested on Saturday morning and yesterday appeared at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court charged with Mr Curran’s murder. He was remanded in custody. He was charged with the murder of an unknown person.