A lfonso Sinclair was seen acting strangely in Warren Street station before his death (Picture: SWNS)

A father-of-four was killed by a train and lay undiscovered for five hours after wandering into a tube tunnel in confusion following an epileptic seizure.

Alfonso Sinclair, 29, avoided five trains and was in the tunnel for nearly 20 minutes before he was struck by a train entering Warren Street station.

His body was run over again and again by passing trains before he was eventually found.

Now his family are seeking justice and think Transport for London (TfL) could have done more to prevent the tragedy in the London Underground.


A report ordered by a coroner said his unusual behaviour in the station were ‘potentially lost opportunities to prevent this death’.

The last moments of Mr Sinclair’s life were captured on CCTV in Warren Street Station (Picture: SWNS)

He wondered into the tunnel and was missed by five trains before his death (Picture: SWNS)

Alfonso Sinclair was seen acting strangely in the tube station but no one intervened (Picture: SWNS)

Mr Sinclair was suffering from ‘postictal confusion’ – an altered state of consciousness after an epileptic fit when he approached the station.



He entered and exited four times just minutes before jumping over the barrier and rushing down two escalators unchallenged by staff.

It recommended TfL should take action by installing an alert system and alarms on barriers.

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Mr Sinclair’s devastated mum Paulette, 53, is upset that TfL hasn’t sent her a condolence card, and wants ‘justice for her beloved son’.

Paulette, from from Manor Park, London, said: ‘I can’t understand how it had taken them five hours to notice he’d been lying there, run over by trains over and over again.

‘How could no one have stopped him when CCTV showed that he wasn’t himself?

‘I’m appalled because my beautiful son has left behind four beautiful children, and I’ve had nothing back from TfL about this terrible terrible tragedy.’

Mr Sinclair suffered with epilepsy since he was hit on the head with a metal bar in 2009.

The father-of-four was hit by trains repeatedly after he was killed (Picture: Sinclair Family/SWNS)

Mr Sinclair was seen running around the station after jumping over a barrier (Picture: SWNS) An inquest report says more could have been done to prevent his death (Picture: SWNS)

He was due to attend the funeral of his grandmother Sonia on August 31, 2018 but disappeared some time before 5.30am, his mum said.

Paulette, who lived with her son at the time, contacted emergency services to check if anyone matching his description in the area had been found.

She heard nothing until September 2 when British Transport Police visited to ask for DNA samples, after a body was found.

Staff at Warren Street station found a Freedom Pass travel card with his name on it.

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An inquest on April 23 heard that Mr Sinclair was killed by postictal confusion combined with the accidental collision.

After the hearing, Dr Fiona J Wilcox, HM Senior Coroner for Inner West London, ordered a Report to Prevent Future Deaths.

The report said Mr Sinclair’s epilepsy was ‘complicated by postictal confusion and cannabis misuse’.

Mr Sinclair lay in the tunnel for five hours before he was finally discovered (Picture: SWNS)

His mother Paulette is demanding justice and answers from Transport for London (Picture: SWNS)

The coroner said Mr Sinclair’s ‘overtly odd and then illegal behaviour’ went unnoticed despite extensive CCTV in the station and an ‘appropriate number’ of employees.

She added: ‘His behaviour at the gates and time he spent in the tunnel before being struck were potentially lost opportunities to prevent this death.’

The report told TfL to implement a system for staff to alert odd behaviour and then track people of concern on CCTV.



The transport network was also implored to fit an alarm at the barriers and at platform ends to prevent future fatalities.

London Underground managing director Nigel Holness said: ‘Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Alfonso Sinclair who tragically lost his life in a tunnel between Warren Street and Oxford Circus stations on 31 August last year.

‘We are carefully considering the Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths report and will respond to the issues raised.’

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