Mr Hancock gave evidence at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday in the trial of Geza Tarjanyi, 62, who allegedly confronted the MP on two occasions and accused him of 'murdering millions of people'. The defendant denies causing harassment without violence.
During the second incident, the defendant is alleged to have followed Mr Hancock through Westminster underground station around 8am on 24 January, before boarding the same train.The politician, who had just had breakfast with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, told the court he recognised the defendant and felt"more intimidated" because he was alone.He asked Transport for London staff to intervene - but claimed Tarjanyi began harassing"anyone who came to my aid".
Mr Hancock said he stopped at the top of an escalator to"resolve the situation" - but that he was"being pushed from behind"."If I had lost my balance at this point, I would have tumbled down the escalator.
Defending, Parveen Mansoor suggested Tarjanyi walked into Mr Hancock after he stopped on the escalator.Mr Hancock rebuffed claims he exaggerated what happened on both occasions to"get sympathy" or silence the defendant.Mr Hancock did not report the first incident on 19 January - telling the court he didn't want to give the defendant the"oxygen of publicity for wholly false and dangerous conspiracy theories.
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