Shortly before 07:25am on Saturday, 10 December 2022, the victim got off a bus in Rushey Green, SE6, and began walking when an unknown man approached him from behind and repeatedly hit him over the head with a metal pole. The suspect then stole the victim’s bag and walked off before boarding a Route 185 bus to Victoria.
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The victim, aged in his 20s, was taken to a south London hospital. A CT scan showed he had suffered a bleed on the brain and his injuries were initially classed as life-threatening. He has since been discharged from hospital.