Police are urgently hunting a man who punched two members of the public in the face in the City of London.
The first victim was walking home from work through Fen Court at around 3.25pm on Thursday last week (November 4) when the suspect approached him and launched an unprovoked attack.
A second victim was attacked on Mincing Lane at around 3.40pm that same day, after which the suspect made off in the direction of Plantation Lane, Rood Lane, and East Cheap.
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A City of London Police spokesperson said the suspect had last been seen on St George’s Lane.
Both victims were left with facial injuries and were ‘shaken’ by the attacks.
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
PC Aimee Tuppen-Griffiths, from the City of London Police, added: “We are asking members of the public to come forward to help us identify the man in this image.
“The man is described as a white male, in his twenties, of medium build with scruffy brown hair, approximately 5 foot 6 or 7.
“If anyone has any information, or recognises the man, please contact City of London Police, quoting crime reference 21*642966.”
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