Police hunt Withington serial sex attacker

29 Jan 2014

Police have warned lone women, particularly joggers, to be on their guard after a series of linked sexual assaults near The Christie

Between Monday, 6 January and Saturday, 25 January 2014, a man has struck five times in the area around Everett Road. In each case, he targeted lone young women and briefly grabbed them and sexually assaulted them. These attacks on women have occurred between 6.15pm and 11pm.

The offender is described as between 5ft 5in and 5ft 8in tall, slim build, wearing a hoody and baggy jogging style bottoms.

Detective Sergeant Doug Cowan said: “The purpose of this appeal is not to alarm people but to alert women of the risks posed to them and to be on their guard. We need to consider that there may be other victims who have not yet come forward and I would urge them to do so. Also I would ask lone women, especially joggers, to be aware of their surroundings, to stick to well-lit areas and, most importantly, to go out with someone else wherever possible.

"We are appealing for any witnesses who saw any of the sexual assault incidents to contact the police. We also want to hear from anyone who has seen any men matching the description and acting suspiciously to contact police."