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A manhunt is underway after a series of sex assaults took place on women in a small area of London.

Three women have been left traumatised following the assaults in Haringey which became violent.

The first attack happened just before 8pm on April 3 when a woman, 25, was kicked by a man who she did not know. He tried to talk to her but she was wearing headphones to did not hear what he said.

He started swearing at her and gesticulating towards her before running off towards Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness.


The second victim, 27, was sexually assaulted by a man who approached her from behind at 10.15am the following day.



He then punched her in the face and ran off towards Tottenham High Road.

A passing motorist noticed a woman being targeted so he started filming the suspect (Picture: Met Police)

Police are urgently trying to trace the man before any more women are targeted (Picture: Met Police)

Five minutes later another woman, 20, noticed a man running behind her close to the fitness centre.

At first she thought he was running for cover because it was raining but then he approached her from behind and sexually assaulted her and started swearing.

She did not say anything but he punched her around five times in the upper body and face. The victim dropped her umbrella and ran away.

A passing motorist pulled over and started chasing the suspect, filming him on his mobile phone.

Police said the victim was ‘very traumatised’ and suffered swelling and pain to her eye.

One of his victims is said to be very traumatised following the sex attacks (Picture: Met Police)

Police have released CCTV and mobile phone footage to catch the suspect (Picture: Met Police)

In all offences the suspect is described as a black male of slim to medium build.

Detective Inspector Paul Ridley said: ‘All the offences are clearly sexually motivated and the random nature, additional violence and aggressive behaviour by the assailant towards these young women is concerning.

‘The incidents have occurred within a very close proximity, two in the same street within minutes of each other. The women were understandably left extremely distraught.

‘The mobile phone footage captures the male wearing a distinctive red baseball hat, blue jeans, white trainers with a black leather rucksack on his back. He is also carrying at least one sports racquet and a protective cover made by the company ‘Pro Baseline’ which appears to be for a tennis racquet. If you put all these clues together and believe you know this man, I need you to come forward as a priority.

‘There is always a possibility that the suspect may have followed other women in the area, perhaps making only minimal or even no contact. I would therefore urge anyone who may have been assaulted but has not reported it, or who has seen a male matching the description of the attacker to approach the investigation team. You may hold vital information.

‘If you are in the area please remain vigilant and if you have any concerns then do not hesitate to contact police immediately. I can reassure residents that officers in uniform and plain clothes are fully investigating these incidents and are conducting patrols.’

He was carrying a tennis or squash racquet at the time of the attacks (Picture: Met Police)

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