Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was raped in Lee.

At around 2.45am on Sunday (March 8), a 29-year-old woman was attacked while walking along Ashwater Road.

The suspect threatened her with a large kitchen knife before raping her and fleeing in the direction of Baring Road.

He is described as a black man, 5ft 10ins tall and was wearing a blue hooded top, believed to be an Adidas make with stripes down the arm.

He was also wearing a sky blue 'bucket hat' and black woollen fingerless gloves.

The woman was taken to a Haven.

No arrests have been made and enquiries continue.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 020 8721 4676 or crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.