Overview
- Officers issued a fresh witness appeal on October 22 over an assault at about 3:30am on June 22 on Holloway Road at the junction with Madras Place in Islington.
- Police are treating the case as a hate crime, saying the women were targeted due to their sexuality.
- Both victims, in their 20s, were taken to hospital with bruising and one suffered cuts to her head after falling during the attack.
- The suspect left before officers arrived and is described as a Black man in his late 20s to early 30s, about 5ft 7ins, with shoulder-length braids, wearing white shorts and a black top.
- Anyone with information should contact the Met on 101 or online quoting CAD1270/22JUN, or reach Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, with PC George Mansfield leading the appeal.