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A ‘cutler’ who preys on women walking alone in parks is urgently being pursued by the police.
The suspect pounced on two women on separate occasions in Hillingdon, West London, over the weekend, sexually assaulting one and trying to throw the other into a ditch.
He first struck at 2.45 p.m. Saturday when he grabbed a woman in her 20s and dragged her to an isolated area at The Gravel Pits, Northwood.
He sexually assaulted her, saying she was carrying a knife to stop her from screaming.
A passerby approached and the woman managed to call for help. The attacker ran off in the direction of Copse Wood Way.
Police believe the same man put his hand over the mouth of a woman in her 50s as she was walking alone in Duck Pond Park, Ruislip at 8.15am on Sunday morning.
The victim said he told her he would stab her if she started screaming. He managed to pull her to the ground and tried to drag her off the path into a ditch. The woman screamed and the man ran off in the direction of Pinn Way.
The women are supported by specially trained officers. Police said a knife was not actually seen in any of the incidents.
Detectives believe the two cases are related and attractive to anyone who believes they may have seen something out of the ordinary come up.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned Asian or black male, between 20 and 30 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a thin build, with a bald or very shaved head. He was wearing a dark colored tracksuit at the time of both incidents.
Detective Sergeant Kevin Pandya said: “These two attacks took place in broad daylight and we believe that the same suspect is responsible for both incidents.
“We want to reassure the community that our agents are conducting extensive investigations to try to identify this man and we are asking for the public’s help in finding him.”
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