Bike puncher knocked woman, 61, to ground as she cycled to work

Police are hunting a man who was caught on camera savagely punching a 61-year-old woman in the face as she cycled to work.

Shocking CCTV captured the moment the man approaches his victim as she rode along Macklin Street, in Derby city at 3.30am on June 26.

He is seen holding his arm out in an attempt to get her to stop, but when she fails to do so, he runs up to her and viciously begins punching her.

The footage shows the woman falling to the ground before she struggles to get back to her feet, while her attacker continues to shout at her.

A passer-by rushed to help the woman, who was taken to hospital with head injuries.

Derbyshire Police has now released the footage and CCTV images of the suspect in an attempt to track him down.

A force spokesperson said: ‘Do you recognise the man in the image?

‘Were you in the area at the time and did you witness the assault or notice anything suspicious?

‘If so, we’d like to hear from you.’

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting reference number 19*329451 and the name of the officer in the case, DC Qassum Hussain.