Police Seek Man in July 4 Assault | London News

Police are urgently seeking a suspect in a brutal attempted rape on July 4th in Islington, where a young woman was attacked at 3 AM on Essex Road. Two brave bystanders intervened, causing the attacker — described as average build, 5’8” to 6’ tall, with shaved or short hair and a distinctive blue-and-pink tie-dye shirt — to flee toward Angel. CCTV images have been released, and detectives are asking anyone in the Essex Road, Northchurch Road, or Angel area between 2:45 AM and 3:30 AM that night to come forward — especially with dashcam or CCTV footage. Authorities also want to speak with a young white male, late teens to early 20s, athletic build, curly ash-blonde hair, who helped the victim. Your info could be critical to solving this case. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1ff595d6cdb0d096