Police thank "heroic" Oxford Street skateboarders after deadly attack
The Met's looking for the men as witnesses to a 60 year old's killing
Detectives have released this image of two "heroic" people men they're keen to trace following a fatal stabbing in Oxford Street in London's West End.
A 60-year-old man was attacked shortly before 8pm on Thursday, 1 July. He died later the same day from his injuries.
Tedi Fanta Hagos, who's 25 from Ravenhill in Swansea has been charged with his murder.
The two men shown in the image being released, both of whom appear to be skateboarders, stepped forward and intervened to stop the attacker.
One of them used his skateboard to subdue the attacker, allowing him to be restrained.
The two skateboarders did not stay at the scene to speak with the police, who only found out their role when they examined CCTV.
Immensely brave
Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Tunstall, who is leading the investigation, said: “In addition to being immensely brave, we believe these two individuals may also be key witnesses.
“In stepping forward as they did to apprehend a violent individual, they showed great courage and potentially prevented others from being attacked.
“I want to be clear that while they used force to subdue the attacker, those actions were entirely reasonable and are not in question. They can be assured that we wish to speak to them solely as witnesses.”
The police are asking the skateboarders to call the incident room on 0208 785 8099. They can also get in touch with detectives online using a form on the Met Police website.