Police hunting thug who attacked group in City Road after night out
Police want to speak to this man over the attack in City Road. Picture: Met - Credit: Archant
Police are hunting a man who rode into three people on his bike before knocking one of them out and leaving another with a broken nose.
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to over the brutal attack in City Road in the early hours of Sunday, August 13.
The victims were walking along the road after a night out when they a man cycled toward them on the pavement. He hit them on his bike and fell off, and then confronted them.
He then punched a 24-year-old man to the ground, leaving him unconscious, and also punched a woman, 31, in the face and left her with a broken nose.
He then grabbed his bike and rode off towards Islington.
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Police say the suspect is a black man in his 20s. He was wearing a dark polo shirt and black trousers. He also had a distinctive large beard.
PC Matt Jolley, of Hackney police, who are investigating the incident, said: “This was a callous and needless assault.”
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Anyone with information can contact Hackney police via 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or crimestoppers-uk.org.
