Police are appealing for information following two separate reports of women being grabbed from behind and assaulted in Sydney's south
The same man is believed responsible for both attacks, police said.
The first incident happened about 8.10pm on Friday when a 19-year-old woman was grabbed from behind as she walked long Augusta Street in Allawah.
The man placed his hand over the woman's mouth and indecently assaulted her. The woman was able to break free and the man fled.
A short time later, at about 8.25pm in the same area, a man grabbed a 22-year-old woman from behind and placed his hand over her mouth.
The woman was also able to break free and the man ran from the scene.
Officers from St George Local Area Command believe the two incidents are linked.
The offender is described as aged in his late 20s or early 30s, with brown hair, of medium build, and may have been wearing a pink or orange t-shirt, shorts, and running shoes or sandals.
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