Overview
- British Transport Police have issued fresh public appeals and released CCTV images for several linked investigations across the rail network that remain live as of 6 August.
- Detectives launched an urgent appeal after a 15-year-old girl was seriously sexually assaulted on a train to London Victoria on 5 August and the suspect left the service at Gatwick Airport.
- Officers released images for an incident at Darlington railway station where a man was reportedly sexually assaulted after a train journey on 18 July and are seeking anyone who recognises a person of interest.
- Police also want to trace a man seen following and later allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old who travelled from Abbey Wood to Tottenham Court Road on 18 July; one separate arrest was made over an incident at Leighton Buzzard on 4 July and the suspect was released on bail.
- BTP asks anyone with information to text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 with the relevant reference number or contact Crimestoppers anonymously, and investigators say public leads will be key to whether charges are brought or policing on trains and at stations is stepped up.