Woman pushed into car by stranger and raped in west London

Police have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to after a woman suffered a terrifying rape attack while walking alone in west London.

She was in Bradiston Road, Maida Vale one evening in March 2022, when a car stopped at the junction ahead of her.

As she walked past, the driver pushed her from behind into the car and drove away.

He then raped the woman before driving back to the area where he had abducted her and throwing her out of the vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The incident happened at around 9pm, police said.

Detectives have released an e-fit image of the man, who was described as speaking with a Jamaican accent and believed to be in his late 30s, tall, with a ‘significant’ scar on his face and short dreadlocks.

Detective Constable Leon Riley said: “If you recognise the man in the image please contact us without delay.

‘We have been carrying out extensive enquiries since the incident and we continue to support the victim who, as far as possible, has been trying to live her life as normal since it happened.

‘It was a horrifying ordeal for her and we thank her for supporting the investigation to trace the man responsible for assaulting her, and now helping us build an e-fit of the suspect.

‘Women should be able to walk alone without fear and we are dedicated to protecting women and girls from predatory offenders such as this.’

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting 6533840/22 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by visiting crimestoppers-uk.org.

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