A fashion chief executive who claims she was verbally and physically assaulted on the Tube has condemned two male passengers for not coming to her aid.

Tamara Cincik, Founder & CEO of consultancy company Fashion Roundtable, said she was attacked by an "unwell" man as she travelled from her home in Highgate to a business meeting in Old Street.

But she said that two men sitting close to her did not try and help her at all and instead walked away, leaving her with the aggressive man who screamed and swore at her and kicked her.

The mother-of-one said she was on the Northern Line Tube at around lunchtime on Monday when the alleged assault happened.

“I got on the Tube at Highgate and I was going to Old Street,” she told the Standard. “This guy gets on at Archway, he is about six foot and around 30 to 35-years-old and he started just screaming.

“At first I thought he was some sort of performance artist but then it became clear that he was not well.

“He was screaming and shouting at me and saying things like ‘I am going to f****** kick you’ then he did actually kick me. It was proper intimidating - he was a big guy and I am only size eight.”

Ms Cincik described the incident as “terrifying” and said the man was “dangerous and obviously needs help”.

But she was left furious by the lack of support shown to her by two men who were sitting on the Tube near her.

“There were two men sitting in the carriage near me who looked as though they were in their fifties,” she said.

“At one point, the guy said ‘these two aren’t going to help you, they are going to go into the next carriage and leave you’ and then that is exactly what happened, it was the strangest thing.

“When they walked out the guy shouting at me was laughing and said ‘now you’re on your own’ – it was a power trip for him.”

She said eventually a woman came and sat with her and said she would not leave her. They then pulled the emergency chord and the train came to a stop, at which point the perpetrator got off.

Ms Cincik was left shaken and shocked by the behaviour of the two commuters.

“The two men wouldn’t even look me in the eye. They left me on my own when the guy was still shouting at me. I was worried, it was really scary.

“It was disgusting that the two men didn’t do anything to help me and instead left me alone with this woman who was amazing.”

The incident was reported to police, who are investigating.

“Officers from British Transport Police are currently investigating an assault on the Northern Line which happened at approximately 12.40pm to 12.50pm on June 4,” a statement said.

“The incident is believed to have happened at Tufnell Park.

“Officers are conducting a number of enquiries are present and would ask any witnesses to contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 511 of 04/06/2018.”