The police department released images of the suspect, a man believed to be in his thirties, who was allegedly directed at the victim on December 30 at his home in Surbiton, south-west London, claiming which was from the country’s National Health Service (NHS). ).
The suspect allegedly proceeded to hit the woman in the arm with what he described as a dart-like instrument and demanded payment of £ 160, which he said would be reimbursed later by the NHS.
On Monday, the man went to the woman’s home for the second time and demanded an additional payment of £ 100, police said.
City of London police said it was not yet known what substance, if any, had been injected into the woman, but that she had been examined at a hospital and was not suffering from adverse effects.
Detective Inspector Kevin Ives described the incident in a statement as “an aggressive and totally unacceptable assault on a member of the public who will not be tolerated.”
About one in 50 people across England now has coronavirus, according to the country’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty.