Shocking moment ‘mother’ shoulder-barges woman into path of on-coming London BUS as she waits to cross road – forcing driver to slam on brakes
- Shocking CCTV shows moment woman was almost run over by bus in London
- She had been pushed into the road by ‘mother with child’ after argument
- Police have launched hunt for the offender and released footage in appeal
- Do you know the woman or did you see what happened? Email joseph.curtis@mailonline.co.uk
This is the shocking moment a woman in her 60s is barged into the path of an oncoming bus following a row with a ‘mother’.
Astonishing CCTV footage shows the offender, who is with a small child, shove the victim forward as the bus pulls up to traffic lights in Pimlico, London.
The driver was able to slam on the brakes but the victim collided with the vehicle’s doors, while the offender briskly walked away leading a small boy by the hand.
Meanwhile bypassers rushed to aid the victim, who was left sitting on the edge of the pavement nursing a head wound, while her white trousers were covered in dirt from a puddle.
Police have released the footage alongside an image of the suspect and are appealing for help tracking her down.
Police have released footage of a shocking assault in Pimlico, London, where a ‘mother’ was seen pushing a woman into path of a bus, pictured
The bus was able to brake in time but the victim collided with the doors, pictured,and sustained a cut to the head alongside grazes to her legs
The suspect, pictured right, is then seen walking briskly away from the area leading a small child by the hand, left
The woman collided with the doors of the bus, pictured, after being shoved towards it
Officers say the incident happened after the suspect, who police say was with two children at the time of the assault, had argued with the victim at a Tesco Express in Warwick Way minutes earlier.
The older woman left the shop unharmed but was followed through several streets to the traffic lights at Vauxhall Bridge Road, where she was attacked.
The victim sustained bruises and grazes to her ankles, shins and knees while she also cut her head and injured her shoulder.
Detective Constable Samantha Edwards, who leads the investigation into the incident which happened in May 2018, said: ‘This was an unprovoked assault which could have had much more serious consequences.
Bystanders went to aid the woman, pictured, as the offender left the scene
‘A number of inquiries have been undertaken to locate the person responsible. If you recognise this woman I would ask you to contact police immediately.
‘It goes without saying that he victim has been deeply affected emotionally by this whole incident.’
Anyone with information should contact the Serious Crime Unit based at Westminster on 101 or tweet @MetCC.
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.