A
MAN aged about 40 approached the 24-year-old twice between Newcastle and Perth
and touched her inappropriately.
Scotrail
POLICE are investigating after a
woman was sexually assaulted on an afternoon train.
A man approached the 24-year-old
victim twice and touched her in a sexually inappropriate manner on the London
King's Cross to Inverness service.
The woman, who was left shaken and
upset by the incident, had boarded the train at Newcastle at about 2.50pm on
August 16 and sat in coach G. It is thought the man responsible got off the
train at Perth .
News of the latest incident comes
after new figures showed the number of sex offences on Scotland's
railways increased last year .
British
Transport Police (BTP) appealed for information about the assault
which happened on the 12pm London King's Cross to Inverness service.
Detective constable Andrew Egan
said: "This was an extremely unsavoury and unwarranted assault, and I'm
grateful that the victim has brought it to our attention.
"This was a busy service and I
am anxious to speak with anyone who was on the train and has information which
can help me identify the man responsible to contact BTP as a matter of
urgency."
The man responsible for the assault
is described as being aged about 40, approximately 6ft in height with a shaved
head.
He had tattoos on both arms and was
wearing blue jeans and a black and white polo shirt with a pocket and a logo.
He was under the influence of alcohol
and is believed to have been in the company of another man.
Figures released by BTP this week
showed there were 50 incidents of sexual crime recorded on Scotland's railways
last year, up from 36 in 2013/14. This included a rise in the number of sexual
offences against women.
To combat the number of sex crimes
on trains and tubes, BTP helped launch Report It To Stop It , an awareness campaign
which encourages people to report any incidents.
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