Detectives are releasing a photo of man they need to speak to in connection
Police have launched an investigation after a 16-year-old girl was followed and sexually assaulted at one of London’s busiest stations. The teenager reported first being watched by a man on a bus to Abbey Wood Tube station at around 12.40pm on Wednesday, July 18.
He then followed the victim off the bus and onto an westbound Elizabeth line train to Tottenham Court Road. Leaving the service 25 minutes later, the man tailed her once again before sexually assaulting her and walking off.
The British Transport Police (BTP) is now releasing a CCTV image of a man that investigators need to identify in connection. “Detectives would like to speak to the man pictured, as they believe he may have information which could help their investigation,” the force said in a statement.
The photo shows an older White man of large build with short grey or white hair. He is wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt, black shorts, and black trainers.
The man is also carrying black sunglasses in the chest pocket of his shirt. Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact BTP as soon as possible.
Elsewhere in London, police are appealing for information about a brutal assault that left a TfL staff member with a broken eye socket. The worker was attacked at Whitechapel station after asking a passenger to stop vaping on the platform.
Anyone who recognises the man pictured is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 119 of 9 July. Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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