Pensioner Comes to Rescue Of Scantily-Clad Young Lady On London Underground

A pensioner who came to the rescue of a young woman that was abused on the London Underground for her choice of dress has become an internet hero.

The unnamed elderly woman was travelling on the Central Line between Oxford Circus and Chancery Lane yesterday when she overheard a businessman criticising the girl's outfit and intervened.

The conversation has since been reported on Facebook by a man called Scott Sparrow who was in the carriage at the time.

In the last 24 hours it has been shared more than 1200 times.

Speaking on his profile page, Scott revealed he decided to share the exchange because it had brightened his day immeasurably.

He wrote:

The post has delighted thousands of people who have shared the post on Facebook at Twitter.

Sexism and abuse on the tube has been a long-fought problem in London.

Last April, Transport for London launched a campaign to tackle abuse on public transport, with a video in which a female commuter is groped while on the Tube.

The uncomfortable footage - which uses actors - sees the woman hounded by an increasingly persistent male, who looks her up and down, gets on to the same train carriage and then gropes her.

Every time the man steps up his creepy efforts, the narrator - Broadchurch actress Olivia Coleman - asks: "Would you report it?"

After the man, who is clearly wearing a wedding ring, gropes his victim, she moves to a separate part of the carriage, only for him to shuffle up behind her.

"He pushes his groin right into you," the narrator says. "Would you report it?"

According to TLC, one in ten Londoners have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour on public transport, but 90 per cent of these incidents go unreported.

The campaign's website reads: "You can report anything of a sexual nature, including rubbing, groping, masturbation, leering, sexual comments, indecent acts, or someone taking photos of you without your consent."

- NZHerald