Teenage girl seriously injured in horror alleyway attack by man who 'followed her off the bus'

Police are hunting a man accused of following a teenager from a London bus and through an alleyway before attacking her in the street. Hertfordshire Police have released images of a person they would like to identify following the assault on the 19-year-old woman, which left her seriously injured, near Berkley Avenue in Waltham Cross at around 7:45pm on Monday, December 30.

The woman is said to have alighted the 217 bus before walking through the town centre and then down an alleyway. Police say when she emerged she was grabbed by a man who assaulted her before he was disturbed by members of the public.

The bus the victim and suspect used had travelled from Turnpike Lane through Tottenham and Enfield before reaching Waltham Cross. Herts Police believe the man may have been on the bus and followed the woman from the bus station.

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Detective Sergeant Paul Dicker, of the Broxbourne Local Crime Unit, said: “We have followed many lines of enquiry during this investigation, and we are now releasing these images, we believe the person pictured was in the area around the time and may have vital information for our investigation.

“Is this you? Or do you recognise the person pictured? If so, please get in contact. We understand news of this incident will have caused concern in the community and we are working to identify this person. In addition, no further incidents of this nature have since been reported in the town.”

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