The Met Police have worked with the victim to create an e-fit of the wanted man which has been circulated with thousands of officers trying to catch him
A stalker who attacked a woman in North London and tried to force entry into her home has been spotted back outside where she lives 12 months later. The creep approached the woman from behind in a communal garden and put a strong smelling cloth over her mouth before she managed to escape in May 2025.
Then on May 25 last year, the day after she had been attacked, the woman in her 20s reported to the Met Police that the same man tried to force entry into her Islington home on Hornsey Road. A Met Police spokesperson said enquiries were carried out at the time, including CCTV enquiries, but no suspect could be identified and the investigation was closed.
A fresh investigation is now underway, including door-to-door enquiries, after the same woman reported seeing the stalker outside her home three times in a week. She reported seeing him on Saturday, April 4, Tuesday, April 7 and Friday, April 10.
He is described as a black man, in his early 40s, around 6ft tall and wearing a black jacket which had a Stone Island logo on the arm.
Detective Constable Paul Le Fevre said: “Since these latest incidents were reported to us, we have carried out extensive enquiries, including working with the victim to create an e-fit picture of the suspect and circulating it to thousands of officers, and reviewing many hours of CCTV footage.
“Despite this, we have so far been unable to identify the suspect in the picture and are now appealing to the public for help. We would ask anyone who recognises the man in the image, or who has information about these incidents, to please get in touch with us.
“We need to trace this man. Any detail you can give us could help identify him.”
To report information, contact police on 101 quoting reference 01/7421034/26, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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