Teenage girl sexually assaulted on Tube by man who ‘made remarks then sat next to her’

The man sat next to the girl before assaulting her (Picture: Met Police)

Police have released images of a man who may have information about the sexual assault of a teenage girl as she rode on the Tube.

The teenager was riding on a Northern Line train on February 19 between Stockwell and South Wimbledon when a man attacked her around 11.15 pm.

British Transport Police said a man first made sexual remarks towards her, before sitting next to her and sexually assaulting her.

Other passengers quickly intervened in the situation, and the man got off the Tube at South Wimbledon.

In photos, the man police hope to speak to appears to be wearing a light grey hat, black puffer jacket, grey jeans and black sneakers.

A BTP spokesperson said: ‘Officers believe the man in the CCTV images may have information that could help their investigation.

‘Anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV, or has any other information, is asked to contact British Transport Police.’

The man got off the Tube at South Wimbledon (Picture: British Transport Police)

The number of sexual offences in England and Wales reached a record high of 193,566 in the year ending March 2022, (men included) according to the Office for National Statistics.

Between 2018 and 2023, there was a 37% increase in violent crimes against women and girls.

Last year alone, over one million crimes against women and girls were recorded in England and Wales, constituting 20% of all crimes documented by the police.

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