Police appeal after man receives serious cuts to the face on bus in Leeds

Police want to speak to a "scruffy looking" man after a serious assault on a Leeds bus.

The victim, a 60-year-old man, was involved in an altercation in which he was assaulted and received serious cuts to his face that required hospital treatment.

It happened on the number 4 Seacroft to Pudsey service as it left the Seacroft Green Shopping Centre at 8.30pm on Friday, March 6.

A man police would like to speak to about the incident was described as a white, aged 30 to 40, scruffy looking, with red/orange hair shaved at the sides but longer on top and at the back.

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Anyone who recognises the man shown in the images or who has any information that could help is asked to contact DC 6432 Kate Hutton at Elland Road via 101, quoting crime reference 13200119860 or online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat

Information can also be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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