A PERVERT who left an 83-year-old woman “shaken” after a sexual assault in Colindale is being hunted by police.

Detectives have launched an appeal after the man “forcibly kissed” the elderly victim on the lips as she walked along Silkfield Road, on May 18. The victim lives in the Colindale area.

Barnet police said the black man, thought to be aged between 25 and 30-years-old, approached the woman, in the street and began talking to her.

A police statement added the man then “forcibly kissed her on the lips using his tongue, against her will, and made off along the A5 towards ASDA”.

The man is described as about 5ft 7” tall, with short black afro hair and clean shaven. He was wearing dark trousers with a zip-up jacket and a light coloured t-shirt.

Trainee Detective Sergeant Steve Aggrey, said: “The lady was shaken by the event and we are keen to find this individual.”

Anyone who saw the incident or has any information regarding the suspect, should contact police on 0300 123 12 12 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting crime reference number 2411923/10.