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| Man arrested over eight 'linked' sex assaults in Clapham area | Man arrested over eight 'linked' sex assaults in Clapham area |
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| A man has been arrested in connection with eight sexual assaults within three weeks in south London. | A man has been arrested in connection with eight sexual assaults within three weeks in south London. |
| The 34-year-old man from Lambeth was arrested on Thursday and is in custody at a south London police station. | The 34-year-old man from Lambeth was arrested on Thursday and is in custody at a south London police station. |
| Police had appealed for information over a series of attacks, including one on a 26-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted on her doorstep. | Police had appealed for information over a series of attacks, including one on a 26-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted on her doorstep. |
| Officers first arrested another man on Monday, but launched an appeal after the assaults continued. | |
| The attacks in Clapham and Brixton Hill areas started at 23:30 on 9 October and was swiftly followed by a second nearly two hours later. | |
| A third assault occurred on 22 October prompting police to arrest a man on 26 October but while he was in custody three more incidents took place that evening. | |
| On Thursday, officers appealed for witnesses, which led to the recent arrest. | |
| Increased patrols | Increased patrols |
| During the first incident, a 23-year-old woman was grabbed and sexually assaulted on Clitheroe Road, Clapham, she managed to raise the alarm and the suspect ran off. | |
| Two hours later, a 30-year-old woman was grabbed in Deauville Court when a man approached her and tried to talk to her. | Two hours later, a 30-year-old woman was grabbed in Deauville Court when a man approached her and tried to talk to her. |
| She asked him to leave her alone but he assaulted her before walking away. | She asked him to leave her alone but he assaulted her before walking away. |
| On 22 October, a man put his hand up the dress of a 32-year-old woman walking along Trent Road. | On 22 October, a man put his hand up the dress of a 32-year-old woman walking along Trent Road. |
| Four days later a further three incidents occurred, police said. | Four days later a further three incidents occurred, police said. |
| About an hour before the woman was assaulted on her doorstep, a 35-year-old was grabbed from behind on Arodene Road as she walked home. | About an hour before the woman was assaulted on her doorstep, a 35-year-old was grabbed from behind on Arodene Road as she walked home. |
| An hour later a man exposed himself to a 28-year-old woman on Sandmere Road as she entered her house. | An hour later a man exposed himself to a 28-year-old woman on Sandmere Road as she entered her house. |
| Two more incidents were reported to police on Wednesday, when at 19:20 GMT a 28-year-old woman was grabbed on Southwell Road. | |
| Hours later a 31-year-old woman was pushed into a nearby block of flats along Sudbourne Road and sexually assaulted before the suspect ran away. | |
| Supt Rob Applegarth said: "We are aware of eight assaults which we are linking at this early stage. | Supt Rob Applegarth said: "We are aware of eight assaults which we are linking at this early stage. |
| "We have increased police patrols in Clapham and Brixton Hill and urge women to think of their personal safety." | "We have increased police patrols in Clapham and Brixton Hill and urge women to think of their personal safety." |
| The man arrested on 26 October has been bailed until a date in November. |