Toothless cyclist assaults women
Two women were assaulted within five minutes of each other in Oldham by a toothless cyclist.
Shortly after 1pm on Tuesday 3 November 2009, an 18-year-old woman was walking along Kings Road next to Alexandra Park.
A man on a bike bumped into her and touched her bottom so she asked him to go away.
He followed her, grabbed her by the shoulder and tried to put his hand down her jumper.
The woman screamed and pushed him away but the man tried to pull her into the park.
She eventually managed to struggle free, called the police and the offender cycled off.
At about 1.25pm, a 26-year-old woman was walking along Keswick Avenue towards Fitton Hill post office when a man on a bike started cycling alongside her.
He put his hand on her lips, touched his chest and appeared to be indicating that he wanted to kiss her.
The woman walked off but the man followed her, got off his bike and touched her bottom.
She crossed the road to get away from him and the man got back on his bike and started circling the victim.
He then rode at her with full force and the woman had to grab the handlebars to stop him from hitting her.
The offender rode over the woman’s foot before cycling off, waving at her as he left.
The offender in both incidents is described as an eastern European man, aged about 29, 5ft 9in to 6ft tall, of slim build with short dark gelled hair. He had two teeth missing from the front of his mouth and a small segment shaved out of his right eyebrow.
He was wearing a bright yellow hooded top, blue jogging bottoms with white stripes on them. He was riding a sliver and blue bike.
Constable Juan Sanchez-Pan, based at Oldham Police Station, said: “Not only were the assaults a horrible experience for both women, the man’s general demeanour was extremely unnerving for both of them.
“Incidents like this are extremely rare and we are doing everything we can to make sure he is caught.
“The public’s help is vital and this man sounds fairly distinctive so if you saw him or know who this is or witnessed these incidents please get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police in Oldham on 0161 856 8927 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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