Police hope e-fit will trap “Trophy Rapist”

AN e-fit of the “Trophy Rapist” could lead to “a significant breakthrough” in the hunt for the sex attacker who has preyed on 10 women and girls across the South East, police said yesterday.

His latest victim, a 14-year-old girl, was the first to catch a glimpse of him and helped police to compile the image. The youngster was dragged into undergrowth and raped in Stevenage, Herts, on October 25.

The computerised image, described as an "extremely good likeness" of the rapist who often takes a personal item from his victim, was released by police yesterday. The image shows a slightly chubby-faced man with receding, dark cropped hair, tanned skin and stubble.