Detectives today released an image of a man wanted in connection to a sexual assaulted on a woman on a bus.

The attack took place just before 9pm on Monday, May 30, when the woman was travelling on the 127 bus along Upper Tooting Road towards Mitcham.

The 127 bus runs from Tooting Broadway station to Mitcham, and carries on through Carshalton and Wallington before terminating at Purley station.

Police have described the attacker as about 25 years-old, slim and possibly of Somalian or Eritrean appearance.

He had short black hair, black stubble and dark brown eyes, and was wearing a blue shirt-like jacket, dark jeans and trainers.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Merton police on 101, quoting crime reference 1406579/16, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.