A businesswoman of South Asian heritage says she was left “heartbroken" after being racially abused by a group of children while travelling on a London train earlier this month.

Sophia K Choudry, founder of the viral kitchen brand Rotibox, was on the Elizabeth line from Paddington to Maidenhead on September 7 when four children began repeatedly calling her a racist slur, commonly referred to as the “P-word".

Speaking in an interview with the BBC , Choudry said the incident left her shaken. She explained that after calling the police and activating the emergency alarm, the children still managed to leave the train at Hayes and Harlington station. No officers were present when the train stopped, and she continued her journey to Slough, where her husband picked her up.

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