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| Former British ambassador Christopher Meyer attacked | |
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| The wife of the former British ambassador to the US, Sir Christopher Meyer, has told the BBC her husband is in hospital after being attacked at a station in London. | The wife of the former British ambassador to the US, Sir Christopher Meyer, has told the BBC her husband is in hospital after being attacked at a station in London. |
| Lady Catherine Meyer said he was going home via Victoria Station on Wednesday afternoon when the attack happened. | Lady Catherine Meyer said he was going home via Victoria Station on Wednesday afternoon when the attack happened. |
| She said he may have a broken nose and his eye was swollen "like a balloon". | She said he may have a broken nose and his eye was swollen "like a balloon". |
| Police said two teenagers had been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. | Police said two teenagers had been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. |
| A 16-year-old boy from Hillingdon and a 15-year-old girl from Croydon have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. | A 16-year-old boy from Hillingdon and a 15-year-old girl from Croydon have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. |
| Lady Catherine said: "I am a wife who is angry that her husband has been beaten badly. | Lady Catherine said: "I am a wife who is angry that her husband has been beaten badly. |
| "As you get older it's harder to recover from this sort of thing." | "As you get older it's harder to recover from this sort of thing." |
| She added: "I think we really need to stop this, if you can't walk in London because of fear of being attacked brutally. | She added: "I think we really need to stop this, if you can't walk in London because of fear of being attacked brutally. |
| "99% [of people] are kind and nice, but 1% are nasty. | "99% [of people] are kind and nice, but 1% are nasty. |
| "We need to look at the facts and start doing something more aggressive against this type of violence... we need to be tougher." | "We need to look at the facts and start doing something more aggressive against this type of violence... we need to be tougher." |
| British Transport Police urged any witnesses to the incident to call them on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016, with the reference 334 of 11 July. | British Transport Police urged any witnesses to the incident to call them on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016, with the reference 334 of 11 July. |