Manhunt for serial sex attacker on bicycle after seven assaults on women as they walked home from London station – The Sun

COPS are hunting a serial sex attacker who targeted SEVEN women walking home from a London station in just under a month.

The suspect – thought to be a teenage boy on a bike – groped and exposed himself to women as they left Harold's Wood station in East London.


His campaign of abuse is believed to have started on 9 June – with the most recent attack taking place on 2 July.

Each of his victims was approached between 9pm and midnight.

Five were groped over their clothes, while another three were flashed as she left the station.

Several others reported being followed home as they left.

Detective Inspector Edward Wilkinson said: "These incidents are clearly concerning and we are conducting numerous enquiries to trace the offender/s.

"Part of this is appealing to the public; there will have been people travelling home from the station at the times of the incidents and I want people to think carefully if they saw any suspicious behaviour at those times.

"I am specifically interested in speaking to the man who stopped to help the victim on Tuesday, 11 June on Sackville Crescent, you could really assist the investigation.

"At this stage we are keeping an open mind but there is a possibility these assaults could be committed by the same person.

"We have officers working to provide support to the victims who have, understandably, been left extremely shaken."

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