Man robbed, not aided, after fall on train tracks

A robbery victim returning home after a drunken night on the town falls down on the tracks at Sandsborg metro station south of Stockholm Sept. 8, 2012, and was subsequently robbed and left to be run over by an oncoming train in this composite image from closed-circuit television footage made available by Swedish Police. / AP Photo/Swedish Police

(AP) STOCKHOLM - A drunk, middle-aged man falls off a subway platform and is knocked unconscious as his head hits the tracks.

A bystander who witnessed the accident jumps down after him — but not for a daring rescue before the train arrives.

Instead, the witness steals the man's valuables, climbs back on the platform and leaves his victim to be hit by a train.

(Watch at left surveillance camera footage of the robbery)

The man — who was on his way home from a party — survived, but was seriously injured and doctors had to amputate half his left foot, Sweden's TV3 channel reported.

Swedish police now hope that surveillance camera footage of the disturbing incident at a Stockholm subway station early Sunday will help them find and arrest the unscrupulous thief.

Police said Thursday they have received several tips after the video was shown on TV3 this week on Sweden's equivalent to "America's Most Wanted."

It was also shown by several other TV stations.

"To me it's incredible that one could steal or rob from somebody who is lying in such a place where you know that, if I don't do something, then this person will, in a worst-case scenario, get killed by the train that is coming. Because the train is going to come," police inspector Dan Ostman told TV4.

The thief had short, dark hair and was wearing a blue jacket and dark pants. He was described as being between 35 and 40 years old and about 5-foot-9.

He calmly walked out of the subway station, waving to the ticket vendor, as a train ran over the victim on the tracks below.

[Swede_Sthlm]

Sure, we got plenty of morons in Sweden too! This dude just got arrested and confessed the crime at Sandsborgs subway station. Sadly he will only be prosecuted for robbery since there is no law forcing civilians to intervene in situations like this one. The victim lost his left foot and sustained severe head trauma.

[doubleecho-2009]

Proving that not ALL heartless MORONS are in America! What a low-life!

[rwsmith29456]

Yes, sadly, being a heartless moron has spread to other countries.

[sepa2]

I am always moved when Budweiser guy get emotional about the prohibition in beer commercial during college sport which is they sponsor.

[scottyusa123]

What a heartless turd. The least he could have done was push the guy away from the track before he slinked away like a snake.

[hypnotoad72]

Who said we're a Christian nation?

Christians help each other; they do not hurt each other... claiming to be one and then doing the opposite could be perceived as far worse, too...

[FloydMoist]

Looks like it was Gods gift to diversity that robbed the guy. Why are there 'gros in Sweden again? Can some one tell me the thinking behind such a thing?

[Solarrays247]

Still practicing your bigotry, I see.

[pinetreewest]

The guys was as white as you an ******.

[askagain]

Another great example of man's inhumanity to man. There are rotten people all over the world.

[realtimecoffee]

Sad but true.

[hypnotoad72]

And it's only going to get worse, until governments, societies, and companies work for the people again -- and not for their own pockets at peoples' expense. Civility, thoughtfulness, empathy, being in the other guy's proverbial shoes, etc, etc... think about it.

[BoogerFree]

Too bad the train didn't hit them both.

[hypnotoad72]

Both?!

Man, you are a twisted individual...

[Thaistixxxx]

Would like to of seen that LOL

[Nowruntelldat]

i didnt know they had Republicans in Sweden!

[askagain]

How stupid can you get? Another worthless comment.

[Oh-Pin-Yun]

Yes I guess there are Republicans everywhere.

[gpx21dlr]

How did politics get into this? Asinine comments from a**h***s! Hope they catch the thief.