A woman was sexually assaulted at Kidbrooke station and police are hunting her “toothless” attacker.

The attack was in the morning rush hour at around 8.45am yesterday morning (June 25) at the station in Nelson Mandela Road.

The suspect police are hunting is described as a skinny white male cyclist with dark blond hair and with his two front teeth missing.

The woman, who is in her 20s, was walking along the pathway that leads to the underpass for the station when a man approached her from behind and attacked her.

He sexually assaulted the woman and then cycled off when the woman shouted at him.

He was wearing a dark grey or black hooded top with a bare chest underneath and riding a blue bike with white writing on it and white front forks.

Detective Constable Alexandra Johnson said: “This was a despicable opportunist assault on a young woman walking down a path during the morning rush hour.

“We have a good description of the distinctive suspect and his bike. If you have information on who he is, I would urge you to get in touch.

“I would also like to reassure those who use this path that patrols have stepped up in and around the area and CCTV footage of the area is being studies to help catch the suspect.”

Any witnesses or anyone recognise this description of this male please contact DC Alexandra Johnson on 020 8721 4653 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.