Police hunt man after woman dragged to floor in attempted rape on Tube train

The woman was attacked on a Bakerloo line train at around 11.40pm on Saturday, July 11

Police have released an image of a man they are looking to identify following an attempted rape on a London Tube train on Saturday night. The attack happened on a Bakerloo line train at around 11.40pm on July 11, according to British Transport Police. A man reportedly approached a lone woman on the train between Waterloo and Lambeth North station.

He exposed himself to her before dragging her to the floor and trying to rape her. Fortunately, the woman was able to fight back and flee the train at Lambeth North, where she alerted station staff. The man then got off the train at Elephant and Castle.

Police are now working to track the man's movements since then. It is believed he was at Oxford Circus before the attack and Piccadilly Circus afterwards. Detective Sergeant Krishan Appannah of the BTP said: "Our officers are supporting the victim following this horrific incident.

"We understand incidents of this nature are deeply concerning for the public and we're appealing to them directly to help us identify the man in the CCTV footage. One line of enquiry is that he may be homeless. "We are asking anyone who recognises the man in the images to text us his name to 61016 quoting