A man is being sought by police in Waltham Forest for attacking a petrol garage worker. 

Suspect 163091 is wanted in connection with common assault following an early morning incident at the Gulf petrol station in Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, on September 28. 

The man, believed to be in his mid 30s, entered the store in a drunken state at around 4am and put the staff member in a headlock before stealing a packet of cigarettes from behind the counter.

The CCTV has been passed to the Guardian as part of a joint venture with the Metropolitan Police to identify potential perpetrators of unsolved crimes in the borough.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Waltham Forest police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.