Police link Somerset sexual assaults

They happened 10 miles apart, but police investigating two sexual assaults on women in Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater believe they could be connected.

Both happened on Thursday 28th June, roughly three and a half hours apart. 

The first took place in Frank Foley Parkway in the seaside town, when the female victim was approached by a man, who spoke to her and then sexually assaulted her. 

He is described as Asian, stocky and aged between 20 and 30 years old. 

The second incident occurred some time later at 5.50pm in Chedzoy Lane in Bridgwater, when a second woman was asked to get into his car by a similar-looking man. 

When she refused, he grabbed her and sexually assaulted her.  

Officers investigating these attacks are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard either of these assaults occur, particularly the woman driver of a red or maroon estate vehicle which dropped a young black woman back to her home address in the Chedzoy area of Bridgwater.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.