Police hunt serial sex attacker who has assaulted three women in three days in Leeds
- The three sex attacks took place last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Leeds
- West Yorkshire Police revealed that the victims all described a similar suspect
- The attacker was described as being slim, black and aged in his mid to late teens
Police are hunting a serial sex attacker after three women were assaulted across three days in Leeds.
The women were attacked in the Little London, Headingley and Woodhouse areas of the city between Wednesday and Friday last week.
West Yorkshire Police said the attacks were carried out a teenage male with similar descriptions on each occasion.
The latest attack took place on Friday, with a 30-year-old woman walking towards Little London when she was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted.
A woman reported a sexual assault while she was at this bus stop in Leeds last Thursday
She screamed and the male ran off before she saw him again as she fled.
He was described as black, aged 15 to 18, slim, with afro style hair.
The victim said he was wearing black thick-rimmed glasses, a grey hooded top and black tracksuit bottoms.
The day before, a 19-year-old woman sat at a bus stop said a male sat down next to her for about ten minutes before sexually assaulting her.
She challenged him and he walked off. He was described as black, slim, young with short hair. He was wearing sports clothing.
The day before that attack, a 29-year-old woman crossed paths with the suspect who was walking in the opposite direction.
He then turned back and grabbed the victim from behind and sexually assaulted her before running away.
He was described as black or mixed race, aged around 14 years, 5ft 7ins tall, slim, with afro style hair.
He was wearing a dark blue tracksuit with stripes.
Detective Inspector Michael Herbert, of Leeds District CID, said: ‘We are linking these incidents based on the locations, circumstances and suspect descriptions and are carrying out extensive enquiries to identify the person responsible.
The women were attacked in the Little London, Headingley and Woodhouse areas of the city between Wednesday and Friday last week
‘We would like to hear from anyone who has witnessed any of these incidents or may have seen the suspect in the areas at the time. If anyone has been approached by him in similar circumstances but not reported it, then we would like to hear from them too.
‘CCTV in the area of the most recent offence on Friday shows it was quite busy with cars and people on foot at the time, and anyone who witnessed that incident, saw the suspect in the area or who may have relevant dashcam footage is asked to contact us immediately.
‘We recognise that incidents such as this will cause understandable concern in the community and we are liaising closely with our colleagues on the local neighbourhood policing team to provide increased patrols while we continue to progress the investigation.’
Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 quoting crime reference 13210062195.
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