Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Peterborough last month.

The 62-year-old victim was waiting in the bus stop on Lincoln Road opposite Stagecoach bus depot at about 6pm on July 12 when he confronted a man about smoking in the bus shelter.

Peterborough Matters: The CCTV image of a man police would like to speak to in connection to an assault in Peterborough.The CCTV image of a man police would like to speak to in connection to an assault in Peterborough. (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

An altercation happened, and the victim was punched in the face.

The man, who was with a woman, then got on the number one bus, getting off a few stops later near Thistlemoor Medical Centre.

Police would like to hear from anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV image or witnessed the incident.

Those with information should report online at www.cambs.police.uk/report or via webchat and quote 35/50632/22. Anyone without internet access should call 101.