A man has denied trying to murder two men on the same day by pushing them in front of London Underground trains.

Paul Crossley allegedly attacked the two men by shoving them onto the tracks on April 27.

The first victim was a 90-year-old former Eurotunnel chairman.

Riyad El-Hassani leapt into action to save Sir Robert Malpas at Marble Arch station (Picture: Daily Mail)

Sir Robert Malpas was knighted by the Queen on his retirement (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)

But retired businessman Sir Robert Malpas was saved when Frenchman Riyad El-Hassani, 24, jumped down and helped him back on the platform at Marble Arch station.


Sir Robert, who was knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours on his retirement, had been attending an ICI pensioners’ reunion on the night of the incident.

Crossley, 46, is also accused of the attempted murder of Tobias French by pushing him onto Tube tracks on the same day.



In a court hearing at the Old Bailey, he pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of both men.

Crossley, of Leyton High Road, east London, was remanded in custody.

The trial is due to begin at the same court on October 1 and is expected to last up to two weeks.

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