Sex assault on pensioner

POLICE are hunting a man in his 30s suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in her 70s.

Officers were called to Larch Crescent, in Yeading, at around 4.25pm on Thursday, February 12, following reports of a sexual assault. A helicopter was used in the search, but the suspect had fled by the time police arrived. No arrests have been made.

Residents living nearby said the field backing on to Larch Crescent, Yeading Lane and Yeading Fork, near to Middlesex Scrap Metals, was cordoned off on Friday, with officers standing guard and a tent erected.

The suspect is described as a white man, aged in his 30s, 6ft tall and of medium build. He wore a grey tracksuit top and black trousers.

Anyone with information should call 101.