Following a proactive appeal to the media and the public, a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of GBH with intent on December 20. He was arrested at a police station in north London and later released on bail until early March. The London Ambulance Service dispatched police to Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury WC1 in the early hours of Sunday, 30 October. Following the incident, which occurred shortly after 4 a.m., they discovered two women, ages 21 and 18, with serious head injuries. They were both taken to the hospital, where the older victim was discovered to have a fractured skull. The second victim had suffered facial and head injuries. The injuries sustained by both victims were later determined to be neither life-threatening nor life-changing. A third woman was seen by paramedics at the scene but was not injured. It was established that the women were out at a Bloomsbury club when a verbal altercation with a man they’d met during the evening began. Before fleeing the scene, he threw a canister at the victims. Police are still looking for another man who returned to the scene to retrieve the canister. Anyone with information, images, or video that can help the investigation should call 101 or tweet @MetCC ref CAD 1459/30OCT22. To remain completely anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or go to crimestoppers-uk.org.
