Detectives hunting the man who stabbed a stranger as she walked through Crystal Palace Park have released an e-fit of the attacker.

The 32-year-old woman was approached at around 10am on December 6 near the Thicket Road entrance by a man who tried to talk to her before stabbing her in the shoulder.

She was taken to Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, where she was treated for a small wound to her shoulder and was released from hospital the same day.

The suspect is described as being Eastern European, aged between 16 and 20, around 5ft 3in tall, with fair hair and fair eyebrows.

He was wearing a black padded top with a hood and carrying a blue and orange rucksack.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, was in the area at the time and saw the suspect or recognises his description should call the police on 020 8284 8868 / 8859 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.