Overview
- The Met released a CCTV image Thursday as part of an appeal to trace a man in a Leytonstone supermarket assault.
- The attack happened in December 2025 at the Tesco on Gainsborough Road, where a security guard in his 60s was hurt while speaking to a man leaving the store.
- Police say the guard suffered a serious eye injury that needed hospital care and has caused ongoing visual impairment.
- A second guard and a shopper who stepped in received minor injuries during the incident.
- Detective Chief Inspector Claudine Davie urged anyone who recognises the man to call 101 quoting 01/8362310/25 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.