By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline
Published: 16:02 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 16:03 BST, 13 April 2019
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This is the shocking moment a thug head-butts a train door before attacking a police officer.
Stephen Owellen was filmed slamming and kicking the doors on the inside of a Metro train as he desperately tried to get out.
The officers on the platform then press the 'open door' button in order to let the 33-year-old off the train.
He then charges towards officers and the driver of the Metro before stripping off.
Stephen Owellen (pictured above) was filmed kicking and pushing the doors of the Metro train
Police bodycam footage from officers at Northumbria Police was submitted to court, along with another clip which showed the 33-year-old strip down to the nude, before laying into the driver.
Operator of the service in the Gosforth area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Nexus has now slammed the thug, who was spared prison for the savage attack on the last train home.
Metro Services Director, Chris Carson, said: 'The safety and security of our workforce and customers is our top priority. Assaults on Metro drivers will not be tolerated.
'We are disappointed that the person who committed this assault did not get sent to prison. This was a member of staff in uniform performing an essential public service who has ended up facing violence. Nobody
