New CCTV image as investigation into Tonbridge bottle assault continues

Another CCTV image has been issued by officers investigating a violent assault with a glass bottle in a Tonbridge supermarket.

At around 8.40pm on 28 September 2023, a security guard suffered injuries after he was attacked by a suspected shoplifter at Sainsbury’s in the Angel Centre.

The victim had challenged a man inside the store following suspicions he was trying to steal several bottles of spirits.

The suspect is alleged to have used one of the bottles as a weapon and repeatedly beat the victim around the head, before he fled the scene.

Train to London

Kent Police issued an appeal for information on 19 October, which included a CCTV image of a man officers want to identify and speak to.

Detectives have now recovered further images from a train, which show the same man and which was traveling from Tonbridge to Charing Cross.

DC Jo Slevin of West Kent CID said: ‘We know that the man pictured got off the train at London Bridge and we believe he was travelling with a woman, who is also shown. It is important we identify them, and we continue to urge anyone who may have information to contact us.’

If you have any information which may assist the investigation, contact Kent Police on 01622 604100, quoting reference 46/174352/23.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, or by using the online form.