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flag A Melbourne commuter was punched on a train in December, couldn’t get help due to failed emergency systems, and the suspect fled before police arrived.

flag A Melbourne commuter, Paul Hughan, said he was punched on a Metro train in December and couldn’t get help when emergency systems failed—his train’s intercom repeatedly said service was unavailable, and CCTV footage was lost due to a power unit fault. flag He had to call Triple Zero and wait for police, by which time the suspect had left. flag Police later obtained low-quality footage from a station camera. flag Metro confirmed technical faults on older trains, noting intercoms are tested daily but can still fail, and remote CCTV monitoring isn’t available on older models. flag The state government has redeployed security personnel to high-risk stations, while experts say human presence offers greater reassurance than technology alone.

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