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Police hunt couple who ‘pepper-sprayed’ woman in racist attack at London tube

Police want to speak to the couple in this picture in connection with the racist attack (Picture: British Transport Police)

Police have shared an image of two people they want to speak to after a woman was ‘pepper sprayed’ and racially abused in central London.

The victim was walking into Bond Street Underground Station at 7.30pm on Saturday, October 11 when her pushchair collided with a woman whowalking ahead of her.

A man who was with the woman began shouting racial abuse at the victim, before the woman grabbed her hair, according to the British Transport Police (BTP).

When the victim, who was with her two children and her sister, tried to defend herself, the man pulled out a small bottle and said it was pepper spray before spraying it in the family’s direction.

The woman then shouted more abuse and made lewd gestures at them before the pair left the area.

Detectives have released an image of two people they want to speak to following an incident in which a woman was assaulted and subject to racial abuse with her family in central London. At around 7.30pm on Saturday 11 October the victim was entering Bond Street Underground station with her sister and two young children, one of whom was in a pushchair. A man and women were walking together in front of them when the woman collided with the pushchair. The man then began shouting racial abuse at the victim and her family, before the woman grabbed her hair. When the victim tried to defend herself the man pulled out a small bottle and said it was pepper spray before spraying it in the direction of the victim and her family. The woman shouted abuse and made lewd gestures at them before both parties left the area. Enquiries to establish what the substance was are ongoing. There were no ill effects reported. Officers believe the man and woman in the image could have information that may assist their enquiries. (Picture: British Transport Police)
BTP said the pair in the picture could help them with the investigation (Picture: British Transport Police)
An entrance to Bond Street London Underground Station near Oxford Street in London, UK, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Oxford Street is meant to be "the jewel in London's crown" but is now a "national embarrassment, with a proliferation of tacky candy stores, antisocial behaviour and footfall remaining in the doldrums,"??Stuart Machin, CEO of??Marks & Spencer Group Plc, said.??Photographer: Tom Skipp/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The attack happened as the victim and her family were walking into Bond Street station (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

BTP is making enquiries to confirm what the substance was. The family did not report any ill affects from it. .

Officers believe the man and woman in the image could have information that may help them with their investigation.

Anyone who recognises them is asked to text BTP on 61016, using the reference 413 of 12 October.

Information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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