Police hunt serial child sex attacker who has targeted nine girls as young as 11 in a string of terrifying attacks across London

A string of sexual offences against at least nine victims, including seven schoolchildren, across south-east London are all currently being investigated as linked. In all cases, the attacker has approached the victim and touched them, before running away. The victims are three girls aged 11, four girls aged 13 and two women aged 25 and 27. Detectives have previously released CCTV images (left) of a man seen running down a residential street who they want to identify. They have also released an e-fit (right) of the man, described as having short blond hair and a long, skinny face. The latest assault, which is believed to be linked to the ongoing investigation, was on a 13-year-old girl in Eltham, on Tuesday at 7.45am.