Police are appealing for information on a man with links to Chadwell Heath regarding two sexual assaults on women.
It is believed that Abdul Hamid Khan, 33, assaulted a 43-year-old and a 65-year-old in Lancashire.
The 43-year-old was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted on August 19 in Haslingden, Lancashire.
The 65-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the same month.
Marie Haworth, from Burley CID, said: “Mr Khan is somebody we are keen to speak to. I would appeal to anyone who knows where he is or who sees him to get in touch with us.
“These are offences which we are treating seriously and we have a dedicated team of detectives following a number of lines of enquiry to try and trace the man responsible.”
Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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