Man charged over bid to kill himself on DLR tracks

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Michael Finnegan, 26, has appeared in court and now awaits trial after climbing on to a Docklands Light Railway bridge last month.

The former charity worker, from south London, was persuaded not to jump and was then arrested near Gallions Reach station.

Finnegan, a member of the Bank of England rugby team, was freed on bail after he agreed to counselling and treatment at a psychiatric unit.

On the day of his release from St Mary's Hospital in Roehampton he learned he was being charged with obstructing a railway, which carries a maximum sentence of two years, trespass and causing a public nuisance.

He has pleaded not guilty and will appear on 10 September for committal at Isleworth crown court.

A British Transport Police source said: "In almost 20 years I've never heard of a case like this."