Man who pushed cyclist into traffic hands himself in to police

Man who chased and then pushed woman in Whitechapel identifies himself to police

A female cyclist was chased and shoved off her bike by a man as she navigated a busy London street, footage released by police shows.

The video, shot from the cyclist's helmet camera, shows the the man shouting and swearing at the woman, in her early 40s, after she asked him to wait for her to pass before crossing a road in Whitechapel, east London.

Sceengrabs from a cyclists helmet mounted camera showing a man chasing her down the street and pushing her off her bike on a busy road in Tower Hamlets . SWNS Group

A 33-year-old on Tuesday identified himself to police at Bethnal Green police station as the man in the video, following an appeal for information. 

In the video, the man is then shown pursuing the cyclist as she rides along the street. He catches up with her as she nears a junction, and pushes her with force into the traffic.

Sceengrabs from a cyclists helmet mounted camera showing a man chasing her down the street and pushing her off her bike on a busy road in Tower Hamlets . SWNS Group

The woman can be heard screaming in shock as she falls to the ground.

Police said the cyclist was "very upset" following the attack "but did not require medical treatment", and managed to move herself and her bike out of the way of moving traffic.

Sceengrabs from a cyclists helmet mounted camera showing a man chasing her down the street and pushing her off her bike on a busy road in Tower Hamlets . SWNS Group

The assault took place on Sidney Street, as the cyclist turned off Whitechapel Road, on Friday May 1 at about 6pm. However, the footage was only released on Tuesday.

Metro