Met police launch e-fit appeal in hunt for man who raped woman in her 60s in south London
The man police are seeking in connection to the attack (Metropolitan Police) A woman in her sixties was raped by a man at a property in Mitcham, the Metropolitan Police has said. The force on Friday released a computer generated image of a man they want to speak to in connection.
The incident happened at around 11.30pm on October 11 and the woman has received support from officers. “A number of enquiries have been carried out and detectives are now releasing an e-fit image of the suspect,” the Met said in a statement. The man is shown to have ginger hair and a khaki colour jacket in the photo.
Anyone who recognises the man is asked to email [email protected], call 101 quoting reference CAD 3613/11Oct23. To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. In an unrelated case, the Met has charged a man with murder [1]after the discovery of a body at a shopping centre in Stratford.
Vasile Gorghescu, from Southampton, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with murder on Thursday. Also this week, Rolex watches worth GBP22,000 were stolen by robbers wielding sledgehammers in Kingston. Footage shows[2] three masked men repeatedly striking at the glass of the Antony James shop in Kingston.
Witnesses said the culprits, said to be aged 17 to 20, ran off with their haul within 20 seconds just after 5pm on Monday.In another South West London incident[3], police have confirmed a man who was killed in a double stabbing at a south-west London train station was aged 21, as a murder probe continues. Officers found the first victim, a 21-year-old man, inside Strawberry Hill station around 11.50pm on Monday. He died at the scene.
Six minutes later, a 16-year-old boy was discovered with a laceration to his leg in nearby Alexander Close. His condition is not being treated as life-threatening. British Transport Police alongside Metropolitan Police colleagues and London Ambulance Service attended.
Police are treating the two incidents as linked.
References
- ^ charged a man with murder (www.standard.co.uk)
- ^ Footage shows (uk.news.yahoo.com)
- ^ In another South West London incident (uk.news.yahoo.com)