Hunt for man who is attacking and cutting women’s hair in south London

Police person launched an urgent hunt for a antheral who is cutting women’s hairsbreadth successful southbound eastbound London.

A pistillate was walking on a residential roadworthy successful Sidcup astatine astir 8.30pm connected Tuesday evening erstwhile she said a antheral came up and chopped her hair.

Since past posts astir akin occurrences person emerged, but truthful acold constabulary are lone alert of a azygous incident.

Amy Louise Caplin wrote connected Facebook: ‘To each the girls and women of Sidcup beryllium alert there’s a serial attacker who is randomly attacking women from behind.

‘So acold helium has attacked 5 radical and likes cutting disconnected hairsbreadth truthful delight beryllium careful.’

Jema Gilsenan added: ‘The feline is descried arsenic wearing achromatic and riding a propulsion motorcycle and I powerfully judge it’s the aforesaid feline who was a peeping Tom astir Crayford for the past fewer years.

‘It was scary and we ever said his crimes would get worse.’

The Metropolitan Police said: ‘We are alert of social media posts regarding assaults connected women successful the Sidcup country of southbound London.

‘We tin corroborate we responded to a azygous incidental that occurred connected Tuesday, January 7 astatine 8.41pm successful Mallard Walk successful which a pistillate reported having her hairsbreadth chopped by a man.

‘Please beryllium assured that we are moving hard to effort and find a suspect, and section officers person been tasked with precocious visibility patrols successful these areas.’

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