https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,2213349
I saw this on the East Dulwich forum and since Wood Vale borders Forest Hill I wanted to make other women aware.
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It’s a long thread, and I’m not trying to minimise it’s importance, but it was one attack on one woman, wasn’t it? (So far, at least).
Further down the thread, one regular poster wrote this morning: “Two more attacks on Wood Vale yesterday apparently. Sounds like the same person.”
No confirmation of that claim, though.
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Ah, I didn’t see that. But yeah, a post like that should really give a bit more explanation / substantiation.
Apparently there were two further attacks since the original post.
Even if it had been’only’ one attack I for one find it scary that someone could attempt to strangle and smash a woman’s head against a wall IN DAYLIGHT when she is in the company of her child ( who I think it said is 10 years old).
I am usually walking alone along Wood vale and adjacent streets as I’m sure are other women.
No police response that has been reported since original attack.
I felt it my duty to make other women aware of this and to stay alert.
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I tried to make it clear I was just trying to establish/query if it was multiple events, not to minimise it’s importance. I guess I failed.
Thanks for posting this. I walk down Wood Vale every night about this time. I encountered this this man as I was turning into Wood Vale from London Road either Thursday or Friday. I remember thinking how odd it was having one air pod in. He was muttering away to himself but I thought perhaps he was on the phone to someone. I’ll be more aware of him next time.
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Totally understand why you asked. I think it’s useful for people know, even if it’s an isolated incident. It might just make those walking along a little more alert if they are usually listening to music or on the phone (which I often am) as it usually feels fairly safe during the day.
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Perhaps you could call 101 and give a description to the police and time you saw him etc as I think every scrap of information may help find him or locate cctv footage
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I would if I could remember the exact day and time. All I can remember is seeing a chap fitting his description with the one air pod. I do that walk every day, I couldn’t tell you or the police what days I saw certain people.
Now that I know he is attacking women, if I see him again I will be sure to report it to 101.
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Goose Green councillor James McCash has just posted this on the East Dulwich forum:
"A number of residents have contacted me and my fellow councillors about several seemingly connected incidents over recent days. We have been in contact with the police and they have just informed us that an arrest has been made and that they believe all the incidents were committed by this same man.
I hope that this is some reassurance. I will let you know if I receive any further information."
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Thank you for the update.
Well I appreciate the warning whether it’s one person or three who have been victims. The first victim was strangled. That makes this pretty serious. Thank you for letting people know.
And to think I came home from being ‘out out’ for the first time last week, got off the bus in wood vale and walked all the way over forest hill to my side of the tracks without any concern, thinking how safe it was!
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Dulwich Hill Police have tweeted news of an arrest
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Based on the East Dulwich Forum discussion posted by the OP, the original victim seemed fairly certain it was a man who attacked her so this is an interesting development.
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Yes the original attack was definitely described as being been committed by a Male attacker. I would assume that considering the attack was at close range and witnessed by her child she wouldn’t have got the gender wrong.
Worryingly there is a description of someone that matches that on he east Dulwich forum post here on this feed
I hope they have the right person or perhaps this is relating to other assaults that are unrelated to the attempted strangling.
This is truly awful. Poor victims. Someone should send this to the Daily Mail - the behaviour by the police is an absolute disgrace. How can they wait until Monday to investigate with a maniac on the loose attacking women? Especially with the uproar after the Sarah Everard attack.
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Hmm that tweet is a bit strange. The poster on EDF clearly described a man. Are there two attackers?
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Quote from the Southwark News article: