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A man strangled a young woman before punching her mother in an attack on a train at Manchester Piccadilly station.

British Transport Police were called at around 2.30pm on August 28 to reports of an assault on the Avanti service.

It was reported a man had rushed past a mother and her daughter, before returning to assault them.

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He is reported to have held the young woman by the throat before punching the mother when she attempted to intervene.

The man then left the train and ran to board another service on a different platform. An investigation into the attack has been launched, with enquires ongoing.

Officers from British Transport Police now believe the man in the CCTV image may have information that could h

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