Woman dragged into playground and subjected to horrific sex assault in Bethnal Green

Hatty Collier29 July 2016
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Police are hunting a man after an horrific sex attack on a woman in a children’s playground in Bethnal Green.

The victim, a 39-year-old woman, was dragged from a bus stop and sexually assaulted by a man in Weavers Field Park in the afternoon.

The suspect had approached her at the bus stop opposite a Subway restaurant in Bethnal Green Road and asked her for a light for his cigarette before he grabbed hold of her, police said.

She was assaulted in the children’s area of the park in Kelsey Street between 2pm and 2.20pm on June 27.

Appeal: Police want to speak to this suspect [ref: 219332] in connection with a sex assault in Bethnal Green
Metropolitan Police

Officers have released CCTV footage of the suspect at a nearby betting shop on the day of the attack. He can be seen laughing and joking inside.

Police are keen to hear from anyone who may recognise the man shown on the CCTV footage.

The suspect is described as a short, stocky black man, 5ft 4ins in height with short black hair.

He wore a dark blue top with the word "Marshall" written in white across it, dark jeans, white trainers and carried a black Adidas rucksack.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 020 8733 5999 or via 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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