Witness Appeal following assault on a bus in Shenley

Witness appeal following assault on a bus in Shenley

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault on a bus in Shenley.

The incident occurred on Tuesday 8 April, between 5pm and 6pm, on board the 357 bus travelling from St Albans towards Shenley.

It is reported that shortly before 6pm, the victims and the suspect were all travelling on the bus. As it pulled in to stop on London Road in Shenley, the suspect threatened the first victim, a man aged in his 20s and produced a knife which made contact with a second victim, a woman aged in her 20s, causing a minor injury to her wrist.

The victims and suspect then all left the bus which stopped outside the White Horse pub in London Road in Shenley.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Sophie Hall said: “We are keen to speak to anyone who was on the 357 bus at the time, or who may have witnessed what happened as the bus stopped on London Road, or in the moments immediately afterwards.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Sophie Hall by emailing sophie.hall@herts.police.uk

You can also report information online, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting 41/32117/26.