Deafblind woman and sister verbally abused for removing face covering on train

A teenager was subjected to a tirade of verbal abuse after she briefly liftedher face covering on a train so her deafblind sister could read her lips.Karolina Pakenaite, who has Usher syndrome, was travelling to Southport withher 16-year-old sister Saule and guide dog when they were confronted byanother passenger.

Despite explaining that 24-year-old Ms Pakenaite’scondition meant she was both hard of hearing and visually impaired, the womanrefused to accept their explanation.