THE Met is appealing for the public's help in tracing the most wanted violent offenders in the run up to Christmas.

Images of the 12 high harm offenders, who are wanted for a range of offences such as robbery, grievous bodily harm (GBH) and recall to prison, have been released in the hope the public inform them of their whereabouts.

The suspects are classed as 'high harm' as they are either wanted in connection with violent offences or they are known to have a violent background.

One of these suspects is Adam Marsh, 36, from Ealing, who is wanted on recall to prison for breaching licence conditions.

He was originally sentenced for grievous bodily harm and assaulting a police officer in Ealing in 2017.

Superintendent Claire Smart, of the Violent Crime Taskforce, said: "With Christmas less than two weeks away, we are increasing our efforts to arrest these individuals and apprehend them for their crimes.

"Since July, we have arrested more than 850 high harm offenders and that number is steadily increasing.

"Our message is clear – we will not stop looking for you until you are arrested.

"Do the right thing and hand yourself in at your nearest police station to prevent Christmas being ruined for your family and friends.

"You won't be able to evade justice forever.

"We are always carrying out arrest enquiries and bringing offenders to justice so that we can keep everyone safe, but we also need the help of the public.

"If you know where any of these offenders could be, or happen to see them while you are out and about then I urge you to pass any information to us as soon as possible.

"These offenders have caused harm and destruction and it is our priority to arrest them to prevent them from causing further damage."