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CCTV appeal following sexual assaults in Street and Shepton Mallet

Police want to identify this man in connection with two sexual assaults. Credit: Avon & Somerset Police

Avon and Somerset Police has shared this CCTV image of a man they want to identify in connection with two sexual assaults.

The last incident was on Dark Lane in Shepton Mallet, just after 7.30pm on Friday, 31 August.

A young woman was sexually assaulted while out jogging, but she managed to fight off her attacker.

An earlier incident was on Somerton Road in Street, at about 8.20pm on Tuesday, 5 June. A woman was walking towards the road when she was grabbed by a man and sexually assaulted.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Police on 101, giving the reference number 5218195639, or anonymously call tCrimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or give information online on Crimestoppers' website.