IMAGES RELEASED OF A MAN POLICE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON MANCHESTER'S TRAM NETWORK

Police investigating a series of sexual offences on trams in Manchester City Centre have released CCTV of a man they’d like to speak to.  

At 6.25pm on Thursday 31 October 2019, a 16-year-old girl reported that she’d been sexually assaulted on a tram between Piccadilly Gardens and Cornbrook.

At 3.20pm on Friday 15 November 2019, a 12-year-old girl reported that she’d been sexually assaulted on a tram between Piccadilly Gardens and Altrincham.

A few hours later, at 6.40pm, another young girl reported that she’d witnessed a man behaving inappropriately on a tram between Market Street and Old Trafford.

Sergeant Nick Bamber, of GMP’s Transport Unit, said:

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“We are committed to making Greater Manchester’s transport network safe so we treat reports of this nature very seriously.

“These incidents happened more than a month ago and, although we are not aware of any further reports, our investigation is ongoing and we would like to speak with the man shown in the CCTV.

“Due to the locations and times of these offences, we believe there will be people who can assist us with our enquiries and we’d like to encourage them to contact us as soon as possible”

 

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 3155 quoting 1005 20/11/19.

Alternatively, the independent charity – Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.