A passenger has been filmed screaming racist abuse on a packed commuter train in front of terrified children.

A witness, who filmed the incident, said a Chinese couple were told they ‘do not belong in this country’ by the man who screamed, ‘I’ll f****n’ destroy you’.

Terrified children sat nearby as the man ignored pleas from other passengers to ‘calm down’ during the foul-mouthed rant.

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Instead, the man shouts: ‘I’m calm’ before adding: ‘I’ll f***in’ destroy you, you c**t.’


The video cuts out after he angrily shouts: ‘F**k you, you Chinese c**t’.



The incident escalated to such an extent the male victim ran away from his attacker screaming while the woman followed him down the carriage crying.

A shocked passenger filmed a man on the Paddington to Temple Meads train racially abusing a Chinese couple

The man who posted footage of the abuse to Twitter – who does not want to be named – said there was ‘no sight’ of a train guard at the time but that ‘passengers did their best to help’.

He told Metro.co.uk he wanted it to be shared so that whoever it was shouting the abuse can be caught.

‘Everyone was shocked and could not believe it was happening,’ the witness told Bristol Live.

‘There were a couple of people telling him to be quiet and there was no place for racism in this country.

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‘There were kids who were scared, it was not very nice at all.’

He claims the shouting went on for ‘a good 10 minutes’ during which time the commotion got ‘worse and worse’.

At one point, a woman sitting nearby gave up her seat to walk away from the troubling scene.

The British Transport Police have launched investigation into the incident, according to the witness

A British Transport Police spokesman told Metro.co.uk: ‘BTP are aware of a video posted on social media last night showing a man being racially abusive to passengers on a Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service.

‘Officers are currently investigating the incident and would ask anyone who witnessed the abuse, or the events leading up to it, to contact them.’

Anyone with any information is asked to text BTP on 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 and quoting reference 558 of 14/11/18.

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The incident took place at around 5pm on a Great Western Railway train from London Paddington, between Bath and the destination of Bristol Temple Meads, on Wednesday night.