New images of man hunted by Leeds police over sex attacks

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Sep 2016, 11:18 BST
Updated 4th Oct 2016, 14:09 BST
Police today released an e-fit image of the man they want to trace following a series of sexual assaults in Harehills.Police today released an e-fit image of the man they want to trace following a series of sexual assaults in Harehills.
Police today released an e-fit image of the man they want to trace following a series of sexual assaults in Harehills.
Detectives hunting a serial sex attacker who targeted women in Leeds have renewed their appeal for information.

Police today released a new e-fit image of the suspect they want to identify along with new CCTV images.

The four incidents happaned in the Harehills and Burmantofts areas on Monday, September 5, and Tuesday, September 6.

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The suspect rode off on a BMX bike towards Torre Road after sexually assaulting a 48-year-old woman in Nippet Lane, Burmantofts, at about 11.50am on the Monday.

Enquiries by detectives led to the discovery of this new CCTV footage of the suspect in Harehills Lane.Enquiries by detectives led to the discovery of this new CCTV footage of the suspect in Harehills Lane.
Enquiries by detectives led to the discovery of this new CCTV footage of the suspect in Harehills Lane.

Three further incidents happened on the Tuesday between 6am and 6.20am.

The suspect sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Nowell Walk, a 36-year-old woman in Nowell Parade at the junction with Nowell Street, and another woman in Harehills Lane.

He was described as a being a dark-skinned black man, possibly East African, with curly hair that was couple of inches long.

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He was wearing a grey hooded top with dark-coloured patches, grey trousers and black trainers with pink on them.

This is the man police want to urgently trace.This is the man police want to urgently trace.
This is the man police want to urgently trace.

Detective Inspector Phil Jackson, of