Driver's jaw is shattered with a single punch after asking two men to move their car from an Esso forecourt

  • Assault took place as two men tried to park in Esso petrol station forecourt
  • The victim asked men to move the car, which then prompted a heated row
  • CCTV shows a man punching him in the face, knocking him to the ground
  • Suspect still on the run following attack in Bexleyheath, south-east London

By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline

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A man’s jaw has been fractured with a single punch after getting into a parking row with another man.

The assault took place as two men tried to park in an Esso petrol station forecourt in Bexleyheath, south-east London, before heading to a nearby restaurant.

The 36-year-old victim asked the men to move the car, which sparked a dispute at around 1pm on October 5, Scotland Yard said.

CCTV footage shows the victim was talking to one of the men when the suspect slowly walked up to him and punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground

CCTV footage shows the victim was talking to one of the men when the suspect slowly walked up to him and punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground

The Metropolitan Police described the suspect, who is still at large, as a white man in his early 30s with short brown hair and a beard

The Metropolitan Police described the suspect, who is still at large, as a white man in his early 30s with short brown hair and a beard

CCTV footage shows the victim was talking to one of the men when the suspect slowly walked up to him and punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.

The Metropolitan Police described the suspect, who is still at large, as a white man in his early 30s with short brown hair and a beard.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. 

The assault took place as two men tried to park in an Esso petrol station forecourt in Bexleyheath, south-east London, before heading to a nearby restaurant

The assault took place as two men tried to park in an Esso petrol station forecourt in Bexleyheath, south-east London, before heading to a nearby restaurant

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