30/10/2015
Man Arrested In Connection With Eight Sexual Attacks
A man has been arrested in connection with eight sexual attacks within three weeks in south London.
The 34-year-old man from Lambeth has been detained in custody, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The attacks targeted lone women late at night. The victims were aged in their 20s and 30s.
One victim, a 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on her doorstep on Roseberry Road.
Officers are appealing for witnesses in the Clapham and Brixton Hill areas to contact them.
(CD)
The 34-year-old man from Lambeth has been detained in custody, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The attacks targeted lone women late at night. The victims were aged in their 20s and 30s.
One victim, a 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on her doorstep on Roseberry Road.
Officers are appealing for witnesses in the Clapham and Brixton Hill areas to contact them.
(CD)
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