Heathrow Airport: Taxi diver attack after two men travel from Woking

A taxi driver was left with multiple fractures to his face after being attacked at Heathrow Airport, police say.

Met Police detectives have released images of two men they want to speak to following the incident on January 10 at Heathrow Terminal 5.

The assault left the victim with multiple fractures to his eye and nose.

Police say the two men are believed to have travelled to Heathrow on a bus from Woking. Officers believe they may have connections to the town as well as other parts of Surrey and west London.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Ben Benlounes, from the Met's Aviation Policing Command, said: "This was a violent and seemingly unprovoked attack, which has left the victim with very serious injuries to his face. We have made a number of enquiries to try to identify the men, and we're now releasing these images to see if anyone can help us with this. It was an awful attack on the victim and we're keen to do everything we can to identify the men involved and bring them to justice.

"If you have any idea about who these people could be, then I urge you to get in touch with us and let us know."

Police say the assault took place at between 5.30am and 5.45am on January 10 as the victim was waiting to collect a passenger at the arrivals hall at Heathrow Terminal 5. He was approached by two men who engaged in an "apparently unprovoked verbal altercation" with the victim, and then one of the men punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.

Police and medical staff were called but the two men had made off by that time.

As part of their investigation, detectives have spoken to a number of witnesses and collected CCTV images of the men. The Met says officers have established that the men boarded a RA2 (Rail Air) bus at Woking station earlier that morning, which then travelled to Heathrow.

The first man is described as white with tanned skin, approximately 5ft 9ins tall and around 30-years-old. He was wearing black cargo trousers and black quilted puffer jacket.

The second is described as a black man, around 5ft 11ins tall. He was wearing black jeans, a black jacket and Nike trainers.

Anyone who has information about the identity of the two men or about the assault can contact police by calling 101 and quote reference 1000114/24.