Detectives have released details of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an aggravated burglary in Ealing in which a 66-year-old woman was physically attacked.

Police were called to a report of an assault on a woman at her home in Castlebar Park, W5, on Thursday (May 18).

At around 12pm two men had knocked on her front door, she told police. When she answered the door, they fled down the stairs.

A short time later, she answered the door to the same men and this time, they forced their way into the property, with one man throwing her to the floor and assaulting her while the other searched the property.

Both men fled the scene without taking anything.

The woman was taken to hospital where she was treated for severe bruising and swelling before being discharged.

Detective Constable Mark Gordon, leading the investigation, said: "This was a brutal attack and one which has understandably left the victim extremely shaken.

(Credit: the Met)

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"She was lucky not to suffer more serious injuries, but we need to make sure the individuals responsible for this attack are unable to carry out similar offences.

"We are very keen to speak to 36-year-old Pawel Krawczyk and would ask anyone who knows him or recognises these images to get in touch.

"He has a number of distinctive tattoos including stars on the side of his head and there must be people who have recently seen him. Anyone with information on his whereabouts, please contact us immediately on 101/999 on 3771/18May."

One man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary in connection with this incident. He has been bailed to return on a date in late August.