Horror as woman attacked in alley after being followed off London bus

A teen was earnestly injured aft being attacked by a antheral who whitethorn person followed her disconnected a London autobus and assaulted her successful an alleyway.

Police are searching for a antheral fishy who assaulted the 19-year-old pistillate connected Berkley Avenue successful Waltham Cross and person released an representation of a idiosyncratic they privation to question.

Hertfordshire Constabulary said the pistillate got disconnected the 217 autobus astatine astir 7:45 p.m. connected December 30. Investigators judge the fishy whitethorn person been connected the bus, which runs from Turnpike Lane to Waltham Cross via Tottenham and Enfield.

The antheral reportedly followed the pistillate earlier attacking her successful an alleyway, stopping lone erstwhile members of the nationalist intervened.

Police said that the unfortunate suffered superior injuries which required infirmary treatment.

Two images of a antheral person been released. One shows a fig wearing a acheronian overgarment and hat, lasting adjacent to a Christmas tree.

Another photograph shows a man, dressed much casually, looking calm and relaxed successful jeans and a overgarment walking down a footpath.

It has not been disclosed wherever either photograph was taken.

Detective sergeant Paul Dicker, of the Broxbourne Local Crime Unit, said: “We person followed galore lines of enquiry during this investigation, and we are present releasing these images.

“We judge the idiosyncratic pictured was successful the country astir the clip and whitethorn person captious accusation for our investigation.

“Is this you? Or bash you recognise the idiosyncratic pictured? If so, delight get successful contact.

“We recognize quality of this incidental volition person caused interest successful the assemblage and we are moving to place this person.

“In addition, nary further incidents of this quality person since been reported successful the town.”

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