Images released of two men sought following Heathrow Airport assault

Met Police detectives investigating a serious and unprovoked assault are appealing to members of the public for their help to identify two men.

Officers are releasing images of the men who are wanted in connection with an investigation into an assault on 10 January against a taxi driver at Heathrow Terminal 5. The assault left the victim with multiple fractures to his face.

The two men are believed to have travelled to Heathrow on a bus from Woking and officers believe they may have connections to the town as well as west London and Surrey areas.

Anyone who has information about the identity of the two men or about the assault is urged to contact police by calling 101 and quote reference 1000114/24.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Ben Benlounes, from the Met's Aviation Policing Command, said: "This was a violent and seemingly unprovoked attack, which has left the victim with very serious injuries to his face. We have made a number of enquiries to try to identify the men, and we're now releasing these images to see if anyone can help us with this. It was an awful attack on the victim and we're keen to do everything we can to identify the men involved and bring them to justice.

"If you have any idea about who these people could be, then I urge you to get in touch with us and let us know."

The assault took place at between 05:30hrs and 05:45hrs on 10 January as the victim was waiting to collect a passenger at the arrivals hall at Heathrow Terminal 5. While there, he was approached by two men who engaged in an apparently unprovoked verbal altercation with the victim, and then one of men punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. Police and medical staff were called and attended shortly after, but the two men had made off by that time. As a result of the assault, the victim was left with fractures to his eye and nose.

As part of their investigation, detectives have spoken to a number of witnesses and collected various CCTV images of the men. Through these enquiries, officers have established that the men boarded a RA2 (Rail Air) bus at Woking station earlier that morning, which then travelled to Heathrow.

The first man [A] is described as a white man with tanned skin, approximately 5ft 9ins tall and around 30-years-old. He was wearing black cargo trousers and black quilted puffer jacket.

The second man [B] is described as a black man, around 5ft 11ins tall and was wearing black jeans, a black jacket and Nike trainers.

Anyone who has information about the identity of the two men or about the assault should contact police by calling 101 and quote reference 1000114/24.