POLICE have stepped-up patrols in Finsbury Park following a report of a sexual assault last Tuesday.

The 19-year-old woman was walking from Parkland Walk towards Oxford Road at around 2.25pm on July 19 when a man who was following her, grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards nearby bushes.

She screamed and escaped, running to Stapleton Hall Road where she called the police.

The man is described as about 30-years-old, 5ft 7in tall and of dark European appearance. He was wearing shorts and a T-shirt.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact DC Simon John, Haringey CID, on 0208 345 0712 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.