Off-duty cop has wrist and teeth broken in Charing Cross station attack

An off-duty police officer had his teeth and wrist broken after he was attacked by a group of people at Charing Cross station.

At around 6am on Sunday May 7, the officer was sat on a bench waiting for a northbound Northern line Tube service.

He was then approached by four men who attacked him and stole his phone and his bag containing a laptop and a set of keys.

As a result of the attack, the officer suffered a broken wrist, a perforated ear drum and two broken teeth.

A boy aged 16 and a man aged 19 have been arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to rob and released on conditional bail pending further enquiries. 

Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they believe may have information that could help their investigation.

Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact BTP either by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 102 of 7 May.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Pictured top: CCTV footage of the man detectives would like to speak to (Picture: BTP)