This is the moment that a racist thug pushed a policewoman onto train tracks in a drunken rampage through a station . Construction worker Kevin Pythian , 32 , shoved the slightly-built woman officer onto the railway line as she bravely tried to restrain him in Oxford Road Station , Manchester . Moments before he had accused a ticket inspector of being a member of Al-Qaeda and sprinted across the live tracks to get to the opposite platform . Pythian was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Minshull Street Crown Court after admitting a string of offences . The unnamed WPC can be seen lying on the railway track after being pushed by drunken thug Kevin Pythian as she tried to restrain him after a drunken rampage . The construction worker , 32 , was jailed for two-and-a-half years . The court heard Pythian had been drinking in Manchester city centre when he walked into the station at around 8.55pm on February 17 . Northern Rail worker Narinder Singh asked to see his ticket he replied , ' I 've got a ticket , I want to see your ID ' . When Mr Singh showed him his badge , Pythian said : ' I know you 're Indian . I want to see your ID . As far as I know you could be Al-Qaeda . ' After being spoken to by supervisor Sean Lynch , Pythian staggered to Platform 4 but then ran across the track onto Platform 3 - causing an incoming train to break sharply . He was then chased by the 36-year-old PC before a scuffle which resulted in her being thrown from the platform on to the track . The constable was knocked out and suffered a gash to the head , a broken finger and cuts and bruises . She remains off duty with her injuries . Pythian went on to punch Mr Lynch and threaten to bite his ear off before running along tracks towards Deansgate . Trains had to be halted for 11 minutes because of the incident . Pythian had only recently been freed from prison , after being jailed for 10 years for an armed robbery at a north Wales supermarket in 2009 . Describing the attack on the slightly-built PC , prosecutor Barrie Darby said : 'He seemed to have calmed down and wiped his face but then he raised his hands and pushed her in the face with such force she went off the platform . ' Pythian had been drinking in Manchester city centre when he walked into the station at around 8.55pm . The woman WPC was trying to restrain the construction worker after he made racist remarks to a member of station staff and jumped on the tracks . The police officer can be seen falling onto the railway line after being shoved by Pythian . The constable was knocked out and suffered a gash to the head , a broken finger and cuts and bruises . For the defence , Graham Robinson said : 'Having assessed the CCTV and time to reflect , he is utterly remorseful for what he has done and totally ashamed of his behaviour . Pythian , from Runcorn , Cheshire , pleaded guilty to two counts of assault , endangering rail safety and racial harassment . Judge Geoffrey Lowe said : 'You could have stopped after each of these episodes . If you had things would n't be nearly as bad as they are for you now . '
mark Pythian , 32 , jailed for two - and - half - years by crown court judge . Admitted assault , endangering rail safety and racial harassment . Rampage happened at Oxford railway station in Manchester . Shoved slight - sized passengers onto tracks as she tried to restrain him . Also accused ticket inspector of being in riot - mode and jumped on line . Judge says he could have stopped ' each of these episodes '