Elderly man attacked at London bus stop ‘for letting women and children on first’

A manhunt has been launched three months after an elderly man was attacked at a London bus stop.

The 85-year-old had stopped to let women and children board the 220 bus at Hammersmith bus station on Tuesday July 2.

However, someone in the queue behind him started verbally abusing him.

The same man then pushed him out of the way, causing him to fall to the ground at around 1pm.

The victim needed hospital treatment and it was later discovered he suffered a broken hip in the attack.

Three months on, police say they are still looking for the suspect, a middle-aged black man who was wearing glasses, a blue jacket and carrying a black rucksack.

Earlier this year, another elderly man died after an unprovoked attack while walking to get a newspaper from a Tube station.

Bernard Fowler, 87, was killed outside Harold Wood station, Havering, in February.

His family said: ‘Bernie was a dearly loved brother, father and grandfather who had been living in the area for over 20 years.

‘He was a quiet, gentle man who lived alone but who, over the years, had helped many of the residents in his local community.

‘The family are devastated by the news of his death; he didn’t deserve to be attacked in such a brutal way just going out to get his local paper.

‘We ask that people respect our privacy at this time.’

Following the attack, 22-year-old Sekai Miles of Brent Cross was charged with the murder and he appeared at the Old Bailey in March.

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