Appeal for witnesses and victim to come forward following hate crime - London

Did you witness this incident?

Police are appealing for the victim and any witnesses to come forward after a hate crime on board an Elizabeth Line train in February.

At around 6.20pm on Saturday 22 February, a woman wearing a hijab was assaulted by a man on the train between Ilford and Forest Gate railway stations.

Officers attended Forest Gate railway station, and a man was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault and has been bailed while enquiries continue.

If you witnessed the incident or if it happened to you, please contact us and our officers will be able to help.

You can contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 573 of 22 February.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.