A shopkeeper was left battered and bruised after trying to stop a man and woman who allegedly stole items from his west London store.
Detectives investigating the “unprovoked assault” at Riz Repair on North End Road, Fulham, have released CCTV footage of the pair they want to question.
They entered the store at about midday on Wednesday, September 12 and stated they wanted a replacement for a product they had bought.
But when the shopkeeper inspected the item and said he could not help, the man refused to accept his verdict.
His accomplice allegedly stole phone accessories from behind the counter during the altercation, before handing them to the man and abruptly leaving together.
The shopkeeper hurried after them and out the store’s door, demanding the products back. The man retaliated by head-butting him in the eye during a scuffle before both he and the woman fled in the direction of Sedlescombe Road.
The victim required stitches for a deep cut above his left eye.
Detectives are now appealing for witnesses or anyone who recognises the man and woman in the CCTV footage.
