Hunt for rough sleeper accused of hitting police officer with sledgehammer
Cayle Lynch, 24, allegedly hit the female officer, who is now recovering at home, as she dealt with a domestic incident in Barnet on August 10.
A police officer was hit with a sledgehammer as she tried to arrest a suspected knifeman.
She and a colleague were called to Sunningfields Road, Barnet at around 9.30am on August 10 to deal with a domestic disturbance where a man was said to be armed with a knife.
As the pair entered the home, they were confronted by the suspect who swung the hammer and hit the officer, who is aged in her mid-thirties.
She was not seriously hurt and is recovering at home.
Police said they are trying to trace rough sleeper Cayle Lynch, 24, who is often in Sunny Hill Park and Hampstead Heath.
Anyone who sees him is advised not to approach Lynch but to call police on 999 and quote the reference number CAD 1981 10 AUG 18.
