Manhunt after teenage girl sexually assaulted at bus stop in Croydon

Sex assault: The woman was attacked at a bus stop at about 8.30am
Metropolitan Police
Patrick Grafton-Green15 February 2017
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Police have launched a hunt for a man after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted at a bus stop in Croydon.

The 17-year-old was waiting at a bus stop near Galpins Road in Thornton Heath when a man approached her from behind and sexually assaulted her.

She pushed the man away and he walked off towards Thornton Heath, Scotland Yard said.

The suspect is described as a male of Asian appearance, aged in his 20s, around 5ft 10ins tall with dark hair.

He was wearing a checked shirt, white jeans, black trainers, a black cap and was carrying a rucksack.

The incident happened at about 8.25am on Sunday, August 28 last year.

Officers from the Roads and Transport Policing Command are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Natalie Baynes on 07770 315690; alternatively call police via 101. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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