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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Emma Flanagan

Woman punched by man after refusing to let him sit next to her on bus

A woman has suffered facial injuries after being punched by a man on the bus after she said he could not sit next to her.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary has released CCTV of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the assault, which happened on the top deck of the T2 bus towards Cribbs Causeway.

The attack happened on Saturday, December 21, around 2:40pm. The woman, who is in her 20s, has suffered minor facial injuries.

The man pictured on CCTV was seen getting off the bus at the Northville Road stop, in Gloucester Road North. He then continued on foot along Northville Road.

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He is described as mixed race, approximately 6ft tall and aged 30-40 years old. He was wearing a black woollen hat and a green/khaki jacket. He is described as being of a big build, with a beard or stubble and the trousers he was wearing had two white hoops run across the shins.

Anybody with information is asked to call 101 and give the call handler reference number 5219293767.

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