Chelsea ‘racial abuse’: Passenger ‘verbally aggressive, shouting and swearing at the bus driver’

A passenger who ‘appeared intoxicated’ is alleged to have racially abused a bus driver in Chelsea.

The Met Police’s Roads and Transport Policing Command has released an image of a man they want to speak to after the incident at around 11.40pm on Friday, October 12 on Beaufort Street.

Police say a passenger got on the number 12 bus and was “verbally aggressive, shouting and swearing at the driver”.

Officers say the driver challenged the passenger’s behaviour, telling him that if it continued the driver would report him to police.

The passenger went to sit on the upper deck and police say when the bus approached a bus stop on Beaufort Street, as the passenger got off, he turned towards the bus driver called him racist slurs and swore at him.

If you recognise the man in the image, or you recognise yourself, police ask that you contact police on 101, quoting reference 4811/13OC22.

Alternatively, call Crime stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or tweet @MetCC with any information.

Victims of hate crime can report any incident directly to the Met or through a national hate crime reporting portal via the TruVision website at www.report-it.org.uk.

Further advice can be found at The Met Police’s website.