Appeal for information on a man following inappropriate behaviour in public in south London

Police investigating reports of a man exposing and touching himself on a bus near Croydon are appealing for the public’s help to identify him.

The man was sitting on the upper deck of the SL7 bus from Heathrow to Croydon between approximately 08:15am and 09:00am on Wednesday, 31 July when he committed the offence.

The man is said to have a long, grey beard, be around 50 years old and was wearing a white t-shirt with a blue turban.

The case has been linked to another incident on Tuesday, 6 August at approximately 18:55pm when it’s alleged the same man was walking along East Avenue in Southall assaulting women as he walked past them. He was thought to be wearing an orange turban at the time.

No injuries have been reported in either incident.

If you recognise this man or if you have any information which could help, please report it to police online or call 101 quoting 1063/01AUG24.

Alternatively this can be reported to the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.