POLICE are appealing for information following four reports of sexual assault on buses in Hounslow and Ealing.

The first offence occurred on Tuesday, March 10, at about 8am when the victim, an 18-year-old girl, was on a 120 bus between Northolt and Heston College.

The second was on Saturday, May 9, at about 11:20am when the victim, a 15-year-old girl, was on a 116 bus between Bedfont Green and Hounslow.

Then, on Saturday, April 25, at about 10:45am, a 17-year-old girl was assaulted on a 607 bus between Bromyard Avenue and Uxbridge.

Finally, on Monday, May 11 at about 10:45am, a 35-year-old woman was the victim on a 192 bus travelling to Hayes.

Officers are treating the incidents as linked and the suspect is described as an Asian man, aged 40-55, between 5ft 3in and 5ft 9in tall, with dark brown or black hair and a moustache.

CCTV images of the suspect have been released and anyone with information is urged to contact Det Con Emma Jones, who is leading the investigation, on 0203 054 6181. Or you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.