Man sought after women followed and man stabbed in south London
Police have released new images in their hunt for a man after several women were followed and an Uber driver was stabbed in south London.
It follows incidents during October and November in which women were targeted in Clapham Junction, Brixton and Balham.
On Thursday, an Uber driver was stabbed at 00:20 GMT.
Police fear the man will offend again and the Met has asked anyone with information to come forward.
The Uber driver was stabbed twice in the chest on Nightingale Lane, which runs between Clapham South and Wandsworth Common stations.
The force said his condition was not life threatening or life changing and he had been discharged from hospital.
In a statement, the Met said the man was spotted by officers on the same day at 02:50, approaching women near Holy Trinity Church on Clapham Common.
They chased him but he ran off in the direction of Clapham Common West Side. The same officers recognised the man again at 04:45, when he was riding a red bicycle.
They chased him a second time but lost him on St John's Road - one of the main streets in Clapham Junction - at the junction with Aliwal Road.
The Met, which said it believed all the incidents were linked, described the suspect as white, between 25 and 30 years old, with a slim build and short blond hair.
The force urged people not to approach the man but to call 999 immediately.
Timeline
- 10 October - A man approached a woman as she was entering an address on Barrington Road, SW9 at about 22:50. After a short struggle she was able to fight him off and he left
- 17 November - A woman was followed at about 04:00 as she walked along Sisters Avenue, SW11. As the man got close, she began to shout and he ran away. He was in possession of a knife
- 19 November - A man approached a woman and grabbed her on Sumburgh Road, SW12, at about 01:40 but she managed to escape
- 23 November - An Uber driver was stabbed on Nightingale Lane, SW12, at roughly 00:20
- 23 November - Officers saw the man approaching women near Holy Trinity Church on Clapham Common, SW4 at 02:50 and chased him, but he escaped
- 23 November - Officers spotted the man using a red bicycle at 04:45 and chased him again, but lost him on St John's Road, SW11
Source: Met Police
Det Supt Dan O'Sullivan, from the South West Command Unit, said: "We are extremely concerned about this man and we need to find him as soon as possible.
"I am really concerned that he will commit further offences and I am asking anyone who knows him or has any information to call police. You can also call Crimestoppers and you do not have to give your name.
"We know this will cause community concern and we will be carrying out extra patrols at key times."
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