POLICE are still looking for the person who stabbed a man at a train station five months after it happened.

At around 1.20am on Saturday October 22 last year a 50-year-old man got into an argument with a group of men on the Central Line between Leytonstone and Snaresbrook.

When he got off at Snaresbrook Station the group became aggressive and one of them stabbed him in the leg.

The victim was rushed to hospital for treatment for his injury, which officers say was a “lucky escape”, narrowly missing one of his vital arteries.

British Transport Police are still looking for the man responsible and are releasing CCTV footage in a bid to trace him.

Investigating officer DC Jon Howlett said: “While the victim’s physical injuries continue to heal, he will always live with the terrifying ordeal he suffered that night.

“Thankfully, violent assaults such as this are very rare on the railway. However, when they do occur we will do everything in our power to trace those offenders and bring them before the courts.

“We are now releasing new images of a man we would like to speak with in connection to this stabbing. If you recognise him, then please get in touch as your information could help us investigate.”

Anyone who has any information should text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 178 of 30/03/2017 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.