Man who sexually assaulted teenager and woman jailed as police urge other victims to come forward

On the afternoon of January 16, Irtiza Abbas, 25, stood near Aston University in Birmingham and watched a woman walking alone.

He followed her along Dartmouth Middleway for a while to make sure she was alone and no one was around before he grabbed her and attacked her.

Abbas struck again in April when he followed a 15-year-old girl walking home in the Perry Barr area of ​​Birmingham.

He was caught on CCTV following her closely along a street and looking around to make sure he was alone.

Once satisfied that no one was around, he grabbed the girl and assaulted her.

The victim called a relative who was nearby and they drove around the area until they spotted Abbas and confronted him.

However, after a struggle, he managed to escape and fled the scene.

Police pieced together CCTV footage that linked the attacks together before identifying their suspect.

Irtiza Abbas, of Lozells Road, Birmingham, was arrested at her home on April 22 and officers recovered clothing matching the description in the video footage.

Despite not admitting his guilt during the police interview, he pleaded guilty in court. On Wednesday, June 5, he was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court to two years in prison.

West Midlands Police have now released CCTV images of Abbas and urged any other alleged victims to come forward.

Det Insp Joe Davenport, said: “CCTV showed him lingering on the streets and carefully selecting his victims. He would follow them to make sure they were alone before striking.

“Thanks to the support of the victims and their courage, and the efforts of our teams to watch every bit of CCTV we could, we were able to take a serial offender and a potentially dangerous man whose crimes were deliberate, methodical and repeated, off the streets from Birmingham.

“If anyone feels that something similar has happened to them and they haven’t come forward, we would ask them to reconsider. Please contact me or one of my team and we promise we will take your account seriously. “

Any alleged victims have been asked to contact West Midlands Police via Live Chat on their website or by calling 101 and quoting crime number 20/412643/24.