Police have issued images of four teenage girls they want to speak to after a couple was brutally attacked on a London bus, leaving one of them needing hospital treatment. Detectives have also appealed for anyone who witnessed the horrifying late-night incident to come forward.
The victims, a man and a woman, were set upon after boarding a route 250 bus from Streatham to Croydon at about 12.30am on August 28, 2022.
They were sitting towards the rear on the top deck of the bus when four females, described as aged in their mid to late teens, also go on to the bus and sat behind them.
A police spokesman said: “As the bus was in the vicinity of Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, the woman was struck with a bottle by the group.
“Both the man and the woman moved from their seats but they were followed before the man was struck with a crutch.”
The four then left the bus, the spokesman said, adding: “The man required hospital treatment for a head injury.”
Anyone who recognises the four individuals pictured or who has information which could assist police, is being asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD235/28Aug2022.
They can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
