Man who evaded paying 112 train tickets faces jail
By Sky News, January 16, 2026One of Britain’s most prolific train fare dodgers could face jail time for 112 unpaid tickets, a judge has said.
Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty at Court on Thursday, January 15, 2026, to 76 charges of failing to purchase a rail ticket after previously being convicted in absentia of 36 charges in August last year.
He admitted not paying fares of approximately KSh424,000 for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) journeys between February 2024 and November 2025, and is also accused of failing to pay fines worth KSh6 million from separate prosecutions brought between August 2019 and April 2025.
Brohiri, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, is also accused of dodging GTR fares in December and January, the most recent instance alleged to have taken place just three days ago.
The charges relate to unpaid fares on journeys from London to Brighton, and on Thameslink lines in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
Judge Nina Tempia said Brohiri could now “face a custodial sentence because of the number of offences he has committed” and, according to court documents, be ordered to pay back all unpaid fines as well as court fees totalling more than £15,000.
The court heard that Brohiri had continued to dodge fares even after being banned from entering Thameslink stations as part of his bail conditions last April. A further bail condition in August banned Brohiri from getting on to Thameslink trains.