Police release image of man they want to identify after woman in 70s was sexually assaulted and left with broken leg

Police have released an image of a man they want to identify after a woman in her 70s was sexually assaulted in London – and left with a broken leg.

The woman was getting off a bus on Regents Park Road in Finchley when she was pushed into a doorway by an unknown man who then carried out the attack.

He also stole around £20,000 of jewellery from the woman and her bank cards.

Police were called to reports of a robbery at 4.35am on Friday 13 September and found the woman with several broken ribs and a broken leg.

She remains in hospital.

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PC Harry Morrice, from the Met Police’s North West area local investigations team, said: “This was an extremely distressing incident which has left an elderly woman in hospital, having suffered serious injuries.

“We are committed to finding the perpetrator and continue to carry out a number of enquiries in order to hold those responsible to account.

“We are now releasing an image of a man we would like to identify and are asking for assistance from the public. We are also keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen the robbery, or a man running off.

“Any information you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.”