Boy, 17, sexually assaulted multiple women' during two-hour rampage in London

"The first woman targeted was travelling on the Bakerloo line at 4.40pm on Friday 5 September at Harlesden station. She was on the train when she was sexually assaulted by a boy described as being around 17 years old. Soon afterwards, the same boy allegedly sexually assaulted two more women, on a Thameslink train and on the platform at Blackfriars railway station."

"At around 6.40pm, he reportedly attacked another woman on a Thameslink train towards St Pancras railway station, and he is alleged to have targeted another woman at West Hampstead station at around 7pm. An arrest has been made and further inquiries are ongoing, with the BTP appealing for witnesses to come forward. Confirming the assaults were linked, a BTP spokesperson said: They would like anyone who witnessed these incidents or who may possibly have been a victim themselves to come forward."

A teenager allegedly sexually assaulted several women during a two-hour period across multiple London rail services and stations. The first reported assault occurred on the Bakerloo line at Harlesden at 4.40pm on Friday 5 September, when the victim was attacked on the train by a boy described as around 17. The same suspect reportedly assaulted two more women on a Thameslink train and on the platform at Blackfriars. Later incidents include an attack on a Thameslink train towards St Pancras at about 6.40pm and an alleged assault at West Hampstead around 7pm. An arrest has been made and investigators are seeking witnesses and victims to contact BTP.

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