Police are hunting for this man snapped by a victim's mobile phone after he was 'viciously assaulted' out of the blue.

Kingston police say the picture shows a suspect accused of following a couple along Burlington Road in New Malden on Friday, October 23.

He then allegedly 'viciously assaulted' one of the couple - a man - leaving him with serious injuries.

But the victim managed to snap a picture.

He is described as having short black hair, a London acccent, a nose stud and possibly a tattoo of a leaf on one of his wrists.

Your Local Guardian:

If you have information call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.