Posts on social media say five women have been attacked so far and had their hair chopped off, with one woman allegedly ‘badly beaten’ in the Sidcup area of south east London
An attacker who cut a woman’s hair as she walked along a residential road is being hunted by police, as other women are warned to be vigilant.
The strange attack happened just after 8.40pm on Tuesday evening last week – since then more posts on social media have reported similar incidents, although police say they are only aware of one confirmed attack.
One widely shared post online state: “To all the girls and women of Sidcup, be aware there’s a serial attacker who is randomly attacking women from behind. So far he has attacked five people and likes cutting off hair so please be careful.”
According to the posts, one of the women was ‘badly beaten’. One woman claimed that it was her ‘very good friend’ who was attacked on Mallard Walk. She alleged that the victim was “putting her rubbish down the chute and he came up behind her and cut a lot of her hair off”.
The bizarre hair-cutting attack took place in Sidcup, south east London and officers have increased patrols in the area ever since. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “We are aware of social media posts regarding assaults on women in the Sidcup area of south London.
“We can confirm we responded to a single incident that occurred on Tuesday, January 7 at 8.41pm in Mallard Walk in which a woman reported having her hair cut by a man. Please be assured that we are working hard to try and locate a suspect, and local officers have been tasked with high visibility patrols in these areas.
“If you have any further information, or have been a victim of a similar crime, please contact us by either calling 101, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
