A reward of up to £10,000 is being offered to help catch the man behind a series of violent attacks on young women in south London, including one in Deptford.

Crimestoppers are offering the cash for information that helps catch and convict the person who carried out three brutal assaults, which police suggest had sexual motives.

A man attacked each victim from behind before physically assaulting them.

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CCTV image from the time of an assault in Deptford

In the early hours of New Year’s Day an 18-year-old was assaulted in Deptford around Creekside and Deptford Church Street. She suffered serious injuries to her head and face.

Police were called to a south London hospital at 6.20am after the woman was taken in by family members.

This came after, on Friday December 4 last year, a 31-year-old woman was targeted in Commercial Way, Peckham, between 1.15am and 2.15am and left with a head injury.

And on Sunday December 13, a 30-year-old was found unconscious in the street by a passerby following an assault in Hanover Park, Peckham between 6.15am and 6.45am.

Police have released CCCTV footage of a person they wish to speak to about the attacks, taken at the time of the Deptford assault.

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Detective Superintendent Terry Sharpe said: “We are grateful to Crimestoppers for the offer of a reward, and I urge anyone with information on who the person in the CCTV is, or who may be responsible for these violent attacks, to come forward and help our investigation.

"These have been increasingly violent attacks and very traumatic for all the victims. The person responsible needs to be brought to justice. Not just for the victims, but to stop anyone else suffering another terrifying attack.

“As our enquiries continue, I urge women in and around the areas affected, to continue to be alert and follow personal safety advice that can be found at our website www.met.police.uk.”

Anyone with information on these attacks, can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Anyone who feels they may have been victim to a similar but unreported attack, or any witnesses or anyone who wishes to speak to police can call the investigation team on 020 8217 6541 or via 101.