POLICE are looking to identify a man who indecently assaulted two young women in Harlow in the space of a few hours.

Both sexual assaults took place on Kiln Lane in the Church Langley area of the town on Monday, July 15, with the first happening at 12:30pm. A man ran up behind an 18-year-old woman and touched her breast before running off again.

The second assault happened within metres of the first at 8:30pm and placed his hands on the breasts of a 23-year-old woman before, again, running off.

Investigating Officer, Pc Andrew Christian, said: “This is a rather bizarre set of assaults and, as it happened on the ring road of Church Langley, we’re hoping that passing motorists as well as other passers-by would have seen one or both incidents. Furthermore, we’re appealing for anyone who believes they know the young man from the description provided, especially with the rather distinctive-coloured clothing.”

The assailant is described as white, in his mid-late teens, is of slim build, is approximately 5ft 9ins tall and was wearing an aqua-blue T-shirt, grey jogging bottoms and white trainers on both occasions.

Anyone with information on these sexual assaults is urged to contact investigating officers at Harlow police station on 101.