The incident occurred on the 5.50pm service from Formby to Liverpool Central on November 7 (Image: Andy Teebay)

A man tried to set fire to a woman's hair while sitting behind her on a Merseyrail train. British Transport Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward following the incident, which occurred on the 5.50pm service from Formby to Liverpool Central on Friday, November 7.

The man boarded the Merseyrail service at Waterloo and sat behind the victim, where he attempted to set her hair alight several times. The passenger sat next to the victim noticed and alerted her to what was happening.

The man disembarked at Bootle New Strand railway station. A 37-year-old man from Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of common assault.

Officers are appealing for the male pa

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