Pedestrians punched by cyclist near busway

Two female pedestrians in Impington were assaulted by a man on a bike on Monday.

In separate incidents at around 1pm near the Railway Vue pub, and then on the guided busway, a male cyclist shouted at two women and then struck them both on the head as he cycled past.

The first incident took place on New Road, Impington and the victim ran after the man as far as the guided busway, where she was able to take a photo as he cycled in the direction of Oakington.

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The victim described feeling shocked and said: “I felt something coming up behind me so I looked behind and saw a man on a bike racing towards me really fast. As he cycled past, he punched me in the side of the head and shouted ‘watch the road’.

“He turned back and saw me running after him with my phone out so he quickly turned away from me and cycled off. I managed to get a few pics of him and have sent these to the police. I was really shaken up and sobbing. It was the shock and violation that upset me the most”.

In addition to contacting the police, the victim also shared her photo on a local Facebook page, where a second victim replied to the post, stating that she had also been assaulted while walking her dog at around the same time, by a man fitting the same description.

Identification

Since the initial report of the crime on social media, a contact of the cyclist has reached out to the assault victim and identified the man in her photo as a vulnerable adult in the care of a professional service. HI HUB is not identifying the service at this time to protect the individuals in its care.

However a spokesperson for the service confirmed that they have been in contact with the police both on Tuesday and Wednesday this week concerning a vulnerable person in their care and the alleged assaults, and said they are “putting a plan in place to make everyone feel safe.”

They continued: “This is being dealt with seriously alongside the police, and I am dealing with the safeguarding team and the police around what we can put in place”.

Ongoing investigation

Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed that they are looking into Monday’s incident, and said: “A crime has been raised for common assault and is pending further investigative opportunities”.

Witnesses with further information can contact the police and use the crime reference number 35/6158/25 .