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I live in the flats opposite, and my neigbour was the one who started yelling from the balcony opposite.
This has now happened several times in the past 3 years along that stretch of towpath - there are no lights for a several hundred metre stretch. Lots of girls walk home along there from Hackney Wick station back to Fish Island, and many walk alone, late at night.
Apparently, British waterways were given a budget allocation to put lights along there, but decided against it as they did not want to be responsible for maintenance costs.
Will they reconsider if someone gets stabbed?
Glad to hear the Norwegian and our colonial friend were able to assist, but if there was adequate lighting and a better designed route to the station, I think this may not have had a chance to happen.