Oxford street bus assault: Man arrested after 25-year-old left fighting for his life

A man has been arrested after a serious assault on a bus on Tuesday night in Oxford Street.

Detectives from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command arrested a 20-year-old man in Lambeth on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent in the early hours of Friday morning.

He has been taken to a London police station where he remains in custody.

The arrest is in connection with an assault on the route 94 bus in Oxford Street, at about 10.15pm on February 28.

Police initially said the incident was a reported stabbing, but they have since said a 25-year-old man received a serious head injury as a result of blunt force trauma.

He remains in hospital in a critical condition.

Det Ch Insp Michael Dougall, of the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “This was a very serious, violent assault, which has left a young man in hospital critically ill.

“My officers have been busy carrying out a number of enquiries since the attack, and this has resulted in a man being arrested this morning.”

He added: "I would like to thank those people on the bus who have already come forward, but we are still appealing for those with information who have not yet spoken to us to do so.

“This includes anyone who was driving along Oxford Circus or Regent Street with any dash cam footage, please check your footage.”

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD7103/28FEB.

To give information anonymously contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org