Potentially violent man with links to Hammersmith flees care facility

A potentially violent man with connections to Hammersmith has absconded from a care facility in east London.

The Met are searching for Balasankar Narayanan, 44, who was last seen at around 6.40pm on Sunday, when he ran off from staff at a park in Ilford.

The force warned that Mr Narayanan was considered a risk to women and appealed for witnesses to help trace him.

Detectives said he should not be approached by members of the public and anyone who believed they had seen him should contact police.

Mr Narayanan has links across London, in particular to Hammersmith, Newham, Greenford, Highgate and Ilford, as well as the West Midlands.

He has also been previously found in Grays in Essex and in Manchester.

If seen call 999 immediately quoting CAD 6961/04Aug.

Pictured top: Balasankar Narayanan, who has absconded from a care facility in east London (Picture: The Met)