Hackney Rape: Do You Know This Man?

Police hunting a Hackney rapist, who attacked a lone female, aged in her twenties, have released this image of their suspect.

The victim told officers she was approached by an unknown man between 11.00pm and 11.30pm near Victoria Park Road on Friday, September 25.

The male suspect engaged her in conversation and walked with her for some distance before raping her near Well Street.

Detective Constable Russell Popplewell, from the Metropolitan Police's Safeguarding Team, said: “I would ask everyone to have a good look at this image and see if they recognise this man. 

“This is of course an incredibly serious incident and we are carrying out an intensive investigation to identify the man responsible.

"I would ask anyone who witnessed anything suspicious on the night of September 25 to get in touch with us. Any detail – no matter how small – could assist with our investigation.”

If you recognise the man in the image or if you have any information that could help the investigation please call police on 101 quoting cad 2496/28SEP20.