Greater Manchester Police would like to speak with this man (Picture: GMP)

Police have released pictures in a bid to find the man responsible for a string of sexual offences against young girls on Manchester trams.

The incidents all happened over a month ago but officers have now shared CCTV as they believe there were witnesses who can help the investigation.

Officers say the first victim, a 16-year-old-girl, had been sexually assaulted on a tram between Picadilly Gardens and Cornbrook and reported the incident at 6.25pm on Thursday October 31.

The second target was a 12-year-old girl who made a report at 3.20pm on Friday 15 November, claiming she had been sexually assaulted on a tram between Picadilly Gardens and Altrincham.




At 6.40pm the same day a third young girl told police she had seen a man behaving inappropriately on a tram between Market Street and Old Trafford.

Two other images showed the man wearing a blue top, a hat and white trainers (Picture: Greater Manchester Police)

The four pictures from CCTV show a man Greater Manchester Police wish to speak to in connection with the assaults.

Sergeant Nick Bamber of GMP’s Transport Unit said: ‘We are committed to making Greater Manchester’s transport network safe so we treat reports of this nature very seriously.

‘These incidents happened more than a month ago and, although we are not aware of any further reports, our investigation is ongoing and we would like to speak with the man shown in the CCTV.

‘Due to the locations and times of these offences, we believe there will be people who can assist us with our enquiries and we’d like to encourage them to contact us as soon as possible.’

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