Female Nightclubber Punched Unconscious: Can You ID Suspect?

Police are hunting a nightclub thug, who punched a woman unconscious - splitting her lip - during an early hours attack.

The 30 year-old victim needed twenty stitches to the facial wound after being struck at 4.45am outside a club in Drysdale Street, Hoxton on June 14, last year.

This CCTV image has been released in an attempt to identify a suspect police wish to question.

The assailant was seen to run up and punch the woman in the face, causing her to hit her head as she fell to the ground.

She remained unconscious on the floor for several minutes before being rushed to an east London hospital where she received the stitches to her lower lip and several staples to a head injury.

The man police wish to speak with is described as between 25 and 30 years old, 5ft 8ins with short brown hair.

He was dressed in a black T-shirt and blue jeans.

Police are keen to hear from anyone who recognises the man or who witnessed the assault.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Constable Sophie Hayes from Hackney CID via 101 quoting reference number 4614922/15 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.