PARK SOUTH: A 37-year-old woman was indecently assaulted in an alleyway near Cranmore Avenue at around 8.30am yesterday.

The offender ran off when he heard voices of two young children in an adjacent alleyway. He was aged between 30 and 40, 5ft 10ins tall and of stocky build. He had collar-length dark brown unkempt hair which was greying at the front and was wearing a three-quarter length coat with mud on the back.

Police spokeswoman Alvina Kumar said: "It was quite busy at the time. We want to hear from anyone who may have seen a man fitting this description running away or acting suspiciously." Witnesses should call WPC Tracey Doughty on 528111.