Homeless people assaulted in two incidents

Police are appealing for information following an assault in Westminster.

At around 4.30am on Thursday a rough sleeper was attacked by two men in Victoria Street, close to Artillery Row.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and the 44-year-old man was taken to a South London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

The suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

As a result of CCTV enquiries, one of the men was identified as having been in the area of a second assault on a rough sleeper outside Waterloo railway station around two hours after the Westminster attack.

During this assault, the 32-year-old man suffered head injuries. He attended a South London hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to identify and speak with in connection with the assault on Victoria Street.

He is described as white, and was wearing a dark blue jacket, blue trousers and white trainers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact officers based in Westminster via 101 quoting reference Cad 1910/07May.

A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with the assault in Waterloo.