A CCTV image has been released of man suspected of attacking a bus passenger with a knife.
Suspect 156642 is wanted in connection with grievous bodily harm (GBH) onboard a 257 bus in Hoe Street, Walthamstow.
The incident happened at 6.20pm on July 19 when a bus driver stopped a journey after the teenager, believed to be 19 years old, refused to tap his Oyster card on the reader when boarding the bus.
A 23-year-old woman intervened requesting he pay for the journey, but he again refused.
He is then said to have pulled out a knife and slashed the woman under the eye.
The CCTV image has been released to the Guardian as part of a joint venture with the Metropolitan Police to identify perpetrators of unsolved crimes in the borough.
Anyone with information is asked contact Waltham Forest police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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