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Student convicted of fare evasion after rail strike ticket confusion

Evening Standard
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61% Informative

Mariah Laheri, 20 , bought a ticket online by her father, but found services were disrupted by ASLEF strike.

She told a court her father was assured by railway staff that the ticket would be valid on other services.

However she was then confronted on board by a ticket inspector, and charged with fare evasion.

Ms Leheri received a criminal conviction and was ordered to pay compensation and costs.

VR Score

59

Informative language

55

Neutral language

54

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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