Police have launched a manhunt after a lady was ‘repeatedly sexually assaulted’ on a practice to Vauxhall.
The lady was aboard a South Western Railway practice when she was assaulted between Barnes Bridge and Vauxhall at round 4.40 pm on Could 13.
Her attacker then alighted on the busy Central London station and is but to be tracked down.
Now, the British Transport Police (BTP) has launched a CCTV picture within the hopes that somebody can determine an individual of curiosity.
The footage reveals a white man with a bald head and a darkish beard,carrying a black hoodie and a black t-shirt that includes a tiger’s head.
In an announcement, BTP stated: ‘Officers consider the person within the picture could have info which may assist their investigation.’
Anybody who recognises the person within the Vauxhall picture is urged to contact BTP.
It comes after a lady was sexually assaulted on the street after being adopted off a bus in west London.
The Met launched CCTV of the suspect after the girl, in her 20s, reported being sexually assaulted in Park Highway, Ealing, shortly earlier than midnight on Could 21.
She obtained off the E1 bus, going from Ealing Broadway Station to Greenford Broadway, at Browning Avenue and was adopted down Park Highway.
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Detective Constable Teresa Moore stated: ‘Girls and ladies must be secure to journey on public transport – and stroll the streets of London – with out being attacked.
‘This incident highlights the opportunistic behaviour of the offender, so it’s actually necessary we find him as quickly as attainable.’
In July, a 17-year-old lady was sexually assaulted at a practice station earlier than she was taken on to a practice and raped in the bathroom.
The sexual assault occurred at Woolwich Arsenal railway station on the platform in direction of Abbey Wooden.
5 minutes later, the lady was raped within the Thameslink practice carriage rest room, heading in direction of Abbey Wooden from Woolwich Arsenal.
A person left the practice at Abbey Wooden whereas the lady continued in direction of Slade Inexperienced and later reported it to the police .
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