A hero Good Samaritan who bravely stepped in to protect three women being harassed in the street has been urged to come forward by the police.
A man had allegedly attempted to rob and sexually assault a group of women in Camden High Street, North London at 8am on Wednesday, January 14.
Police were called and officers rushed to the scene where they spoke to the women, but it was only when they looked over the CCTV footage during their investigation that the unknown heroic man’s role was revealed.
They found he had repeatedly put himself in harms way to protect the women and waited with them until they were safe.
Police want to thank him for his actions, saying he should be ‘proud’, but also want to speak to him as a key witness.
Sergeant Max Pennington, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘This man saw three women being subjected to attention from an intoxicated man that was clearly unwanted.
‘He could have kept on walking, but instead he repeatedly placed himself between the women and the man, putting his safety on the line to do so.
‘He didn’t just stop to help, he stayed until he knew the women were safe. He should be proud of his actions.
Police want this Good Samaritan to come forward to help them in their investigations
Police have released the picture of this man who helped three women who were in difficulty
‘We want to thank him for his heroic actions but also believe he is a key witness who has important information which could assist with our investigation.
‘If he sees this, I’d urge him to come forward. If anyone else sees this and knows his identity, please get in touch with us or encourage him to do so.’
The man is described as white with a short brown beard. He is of average build and was wearing a light cream jacket, a green rucksack, dark trousers and brown shoes. He also had on a distinctive red beanie hat with a yellow logo.
He stepped in to help just outside Miniso, a shop at the junction of Camden High Street and Inverness Street.
Police are also searching for other witnesses and have made a call for those who were or near Camden High Street and saw anything suspicious around the time of the alleged attack to come forward.
You can call the police on 101 and provide the reference 01/7057429/26.
