Appeal to identify two boys after teenage girl threatened in Bexley

Detectives have released images of two boys they would like to speak to after sexual threats were made to a teenage girl on a bus.

The 17-year-old victim was travelling on the Route B15 bus on Monday, 22 April, when two boys sitting behind her whispered a threat of sexual violence. They then got off at Ruskin Drive Stop G in Welling.

The victim reported the incident to officers the same day.

PC Toby Bayliss, the investigating officer from the Met’s Road and Transport Policing Command, said: “This incident understandably left the victim feeling extremely frightened and shaken. We will not tolerate this type of language and behaviour.

“We have carried out a number of enquiries to trace the perpetrators, and we have today released images of two boys, believed to be aged between about 15 and 17, who we would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

“If you recognise either of the boys in the photos, please contact us as a matter of urgency. Any information you give us will be treated in the strictest confidence. Or if you do not feel comfortable speaking to the police, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously.”

Anyone with information about the incident, or who recognises the boys in the photos, is asked to call police on 101 or message @MetCC on X quoting CAD 2566/22April.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111..