Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman was allegedly attacked in Stoke Newington.
The victim who is aged in her 40s was followed by a man along Queen Elizabeth Walk on Monday September 21 at around 10.30pm.
He allegedly attacked her near to The Old Church in Stoke Newington Church Street.
She managed to fight him off and did not sustain any serious injuries.
The suspect is described as a white man, approximately 5ft 8ins tall, aged between 25 and 30 years, of a slim athletic build with dark hair. He was wearing a grey hooded top and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact DCSophie Hayes, from Hackney CID via 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 4624332/15.
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