British Transport Police release CCTV image after a woman was sexually assaulted on a rush-hour Central line Tube at Mile End

British Transport Police have published a CCTV image of a man they want to identify in connection with a sexual assault on a Central line train. The attack took place on 29 September at 8.05am after the victim and her attacker both boarded the same service at Mile End; the man got off at Bethnal Green, then came back into the carriage through the next set of doors.

Police describe the suspect as a man in his 20s or 30s with short dark hair, facial hair ranging from stubble to a trimmed beard, and a moustache, wearing a black jacket over a black t-shirt and carrying a backpack.

British Transport Police are separately seeking a man who carried out a sexual assault on a woman at Parsons Green station just after midnight on 13 October.

Anyone who recognises the Mile End suspect is urged to contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 2600131129 of 29 September.