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| Railway push smoker found guilty | Railway push smoker found guilty |
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| A man who pushed a woman on to a live railway track after a row about him smoking has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm. | |
| Ionel Rapisca, 33, shoved Linda Buchanan on to tracks at Farningham Road station, Kent, in August 2008. | |
| The court heard Ms Buchanan, 59, took two steps backwards before landing close to a 750-volt live rail. | |
| Mr Rapisca, of Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, is due to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court later. | Mr Rapisca, of Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, is due to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court later. |
| Rapisca, of Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, was cleared of causing grievous bodily harm with intent but convicted of an alternative charge of causing grievous bodily harm following more than three hours of deliberation by the jury. | |
| 'Obscene noise' | 'Obscene noise' |
| The judge told Rapisca he faced an "immediate and substantial" prison sentence. | The judge told Rapisca he faced an "immediate and substantial" prison sentence. |
| Senior management consultant Miss Buchanan warned Rapisca not to smoke at the station, telling him: "I don't like the smell of cancer." | |
| The following day, on 6 August 2008, Miss Buchanan encountered the carpenter again as she waited for the 0712 BST service. | |
| The trial at Maidstone Crown Court heard that Rapisca made an "obscene noise" with his mouth before shoving her on to the track with both hands. | The trial at Maidstone Crown Court heard that Rapisca made an "obscene noise" with his mouth before shoving her on to the track with both hands. |
| Miss Buchanan suffered a fractured wrist in the attack, severe bruising to her thigh, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. | |
| The victim told the court she thought Rapisca was going to jump on to the tracks to "finish me off" but instead he dragged her on to the platform. | |
| Rapisca's brother-in-law, who was also at the station, retrieved her mobile phone before both men fled. |