SpindriftA PhD student who pushed a railway worker onto tracks after he missed his train has been jailed for 20 months.
Cheyenne Naeb, 26, lashed out at Brittany Mansfield, 28, at Glasgow’s Queen Street station on February 1, 2023.
Naeb, of Edinburgh, was enraged after the dispatcher allowed a train to leave which he wished to board at 9.11am.
The Dundee University philosophy student pointed his finger at Ms Mansfield and went on a verbal tirade towards her.
Naeb went on to push her on to the tracks shortly before a train on the line was set to depart.
The American national walked off showing “no concern” for injured victim before he was stopped by police.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Naeb – who planned to become a professor if he graduated this year – pled guilty to assaulting Ms Mansfield to her injury and danger of life.
He also admitted to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
Sheriff John McCormick said: “This was a gross overreaction to missing a train.
“The potential consequences could have been catastrophic.
“I have read the victim impact statement regarding the ongoing physical and mental injuries.
“Taking everything into account, there is no appropriate alternative to a custodial sentence.”
The court heard that the victim had dispatched a train on platform seven which pulled away when Naeb walked towards her.
She told him that the train had gone and he shouted: “Don’t you come near me, you made me miss my train.
“Don’t look at me you scumbag c***.”
Ms Mansfield turned to face Naeb who pointed his finger at her while being aggressive.
As a result of his behaviour, Ms Mansfield told Naeb that he was no longer allowed to travel.
Prosecutor Ross Canning said: “Naeb lunged forward and pushed her with both hands to her chest with such force that she came off the end of the platform.
“She landed in between the running lines of platform seven in front of a train that was preparing to leave the station.
“She was able to grab hold of Naeb’s sleeve which somewhat broke her fall.”
The hearing was told that Naeb walked away from the victim showing “no concern” for her.
Ms Mansfield requested assistance on her work radio as she pulled herself up from the 915-millimeter drop despite injuring her hip in the fall.
It was also noted that she had cuts to her hand, scrapes to her legs and a swollen elbow when she later attended hospital.
Naeb went on to try and bypass the police who were made aware of the situation but he was stopped.
The victim as well as Naeb’s father – who flew from the USA – were in attendance at the sentencing.
Speaking outside the court, Ms Mansfield said: “As a victim, I think the sentence should have been longer. I could have died.
“It is not as if he pushed me off a kerb – it was quite a drop.”
The mum said she was off work for around nine months after the attack.
She added: “I still have to stand on the platforms where it happened. It is never ending.”
When asked if she had any ill feelings towards Naeb, Ms Mansfield replied: “No, I do not necessarily forgive him but I do not want to be bitter.
“If I was to carry on hatred and things like that, I think I would go on a downward spiral.
“I have children and I want to make sure that I am in the best frame of mind.”
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