Teenager jailed for ‘senseless’ hammer attack on three Tube passengers

Jamal Walker said he carried out the ‘shocking and senseless’ attack because he was ‘stressed’ (Pictures: Rex/British Transport Police/SWNS)

A teenager who attacked three Tube passengers with a hammer because he was ‘stressed’ has been jailed for 12 years.

Jamal Walker, 19, lunged at two men as they sat on the Victoria Line service on October 29 last year, leaving one with a fractured skull after repeatedly smashing him over the head and swinging at the other.

He then stepped off to hit another man while he waited on the platform before getting back on and chasing the first two victims through the carriage as other terrified passengers scattered.

Walker was arrested at his home in Harlow, Essex, a week later after being traced through DNA left on a discarded juice carton and told police in his interview he had been ‘stressed’ that day.

His first victim suffered a fractured skull as well as a number of lacerations, spending ten days in hospital, and the third also needed treatment for a head wound.

The second victim suffered minor injuries which did not require hospital treatment.

Walker pleaded guilty to GBH with intent, GBH, attempted GBH and possessing an offensive weapon at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

He was handed a 12-year prison sentence with and extended licence period of five years.

Walker was jailed for 12 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court (Picture: British Transport Police/SWNS)

Walker launched the unprovoked attack shortly after the train left Tottenham Hale station (Picture: Rex)

Detective Inspector Gary Pinner said: ‘This was one of the most shocking and senseless acts of violence I have come across in my entire career, and it was inflicted on three innocent men without any provocation.

‘Walker is clearly an incredibly dangerous individual, and it is only through luck that his victims weren’t more seriously injured.

‘While this was a truly horrifying experience for them, I’d like to reassure the public that incidents like this are thankfully extremely rare on the railway network.

‘We are also lucky to police a CCTV rich environment which captured the incident in its entirety and proved invaluable in helping to bring Walker to justice.

‘I am relieved to know he’ll now be spending the foreseeable future behind bars.’

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