POLICE are hunting a cyclist who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in Southcote.

The shocked teenager was walking near the Beefeater Restaurant in Bath Road at 9.40pm on Monday with a woman in her 30s when a man cycled up behind them and groped her chest before fleeing along Southcote Road.

The man, is believed to be mixed race, in his mid 20s to early 30s, of stocky build, with short dark hair and a goatee beard. He wore trainers, a light-coloured hooded top with a dark pattern on it and carried a dark-coloured drawstring bag with Adidas logo.

The girl was unharmed but left very shaken.

Witnesses should contact PC Julia Clarke on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org

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