Man jailed for sexual assaults in Birmingham as CCTV released to encourage more victims to come forward

A man from Birmingham has been jailed for sexually assaulting a schoolgirl and a university student earlier this year.

Irtiza Abbas of Lozells Road, Birmingham pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a schoolgirl and a university student after compelling CCTV evidence showed him selecting and following his victims.

Abbas was apprehended following the examination of CCTV evidence which revealed him selecting and following his victims. On January 16, Abbas followed a 22-year-old woman near Aston University before assaulting her.

Months later, on April 16, he targeted a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the Perry Barr area and similarly attacked her.

CCTV shows him following her closely along a street and looking around to make sure he was alone. Only when he was sure that there was no-one else around, he grabbed the girl and assaulted her.

The 15-year-old bravely rang her father who was luckily driving nearby. They drove around the area and spotted Abbas, but following a tussle, Abbas escaped and fled the scene.

The police painstakingly reviewed footage, which linked Abbas to both offenses. He was arrested on April 22 when clothing matching the description in the CCTV was found at his residence. Abbas later pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced to two years in prison. Authorities believe Abbas might have other victims and are urging anyone who may have experienced similar incidents to come forward.

You can see the CCTV