The suspect boarded the route 236 bus in Trederwen Road, London Fields, on Wednesday March 6 at about 6.30pm.

Police officers are appealing for help in identifying a man who allegedly racially abused a bus driver in Hackney.

The suspect boarded the route 236 bus in Trederwen Road, London Fields, on Wednesday March 6 at about 6.30pm.

He went on to subject the driver to threats and racial abuse, and refused to move away from the front doors so other passengers could board the bus.

The suspect is described as a tall black man, with a black moustache, wearing a black and white camouflaged jacket and a woolly beanie hat.

Anyone with information is urged to contact DC Andy Morland leading the investigation for the Workplace Violence Unit on 07775 030 912 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.