A woman said that a man tried to open her car door and gestured at her on Epping New Road in Epping, Essex on Tuesday morning. The woman has reported the alleged incident to Essex Police, who are now investigating. The suspect was described as a white man aged between 30 and 40, wearing a navy blue coat, jeans, and a woolly hat.
Officers said they were aware of online reports linking the suspect to the Bell Hotel, but stressed that there was no evidence of any connection. Witnesses with any CCTV or dashcam footage were urged to come forward. The Bell Hotel was at the centre of protests last summer after an asylum seeker housed there was later jailed and deported for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl.