22/06/2015

13-Year-Old Arrested Over West London Sex Assaults

Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with two sex assaults in west London.

It is understood that two women in their 20s reported being followed in Maida Vale by a teen who tried to engage them in conversation before inappropriately touching them.

The first assault happened on 1 June on Kilburn Park Road while the second was on 17 June on nearby Saltram Crescent. Both occurred at about 22:00 BST.

Police believe the assaults are linked and arrested the boy in Kilburn.

Police said that the investigation is ongoing.

(MH/CD)

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