Police are re-appealing for information after a primary school child was sexually assaulted at night in his own home.

Officers were called to The Greenway, Ickenham, on November 23, 2019, at around 12.20am to reports of a man breaking in and sexually assaulting a young boy.

The man fled the scene after the child told him he would phone the police.

CCTV footage shows the man exiting Ruislip Gardens station at around 11.30pm on November 22, and another camera captures him around twenty minutes later passing a parade of shops on Ickenham Road near the junction with The Greenway.

Last night (September 17), BBC Crimewatch Roadshow reconstructed the incident as part of an ongoing appeal to locate a man police wish to trace.

In an appeal last December, the boy’s mother said: “For the first time in our lives our family are frightened.

“We are frightened going to and from our house, we are frightened in our home, a home that we have built, loved and felt safe in for 15 years. No one should in this day and age face such fear when at home which should be a place of sanctuary.

"Since the incident on 23 November our son has been unable to feel secure and safe, he has been unable to sleep in his own room. It’s impacted on his schooling and his activities; he is quiet but trying to be so, so brave. What he endured is something no child of his age should and the memory of what happened may fade with support but will never leave him completely.

"The thought of him closing his eyes and picturing the man wanting to harm him breaks our heart. We have tried to carry on as normal, but that fear is still there in the back of all our minds and it won’t go until this man is caught. For the sake of our family putting this to rest and for the safety of others, please help us in apprehending him."

Police say there was no evidence of forced entry into the home, and it is believed the suspect got in through an unsecure door.

The suspect is described as white, of slim build with short hair and stubble, and he was wearing a pair of blue jeans, a t-shirt and a dark coloured coat.

There have been two arrests but both men have been eliminated from enquiries.

Detective Sergeant David Baldwin, from the West Area Command Unit’s Safeguarding team, said: “This is the fourth appeal we are making to identify this man in connection with our enquiries. I’d like to thank members of the public who have called in so far to help with our investigation, as every piece of information matters.

“We are yet to identify the man we would like to speak to and so hope that the brave decision taken by his parents to speak out - in tandem with the new moving images - may help progress enquiries. We know the man was in the Greenford area prior to the offence taking place.

“This remains a well-resourced investigation, and the boy and his family continue to receive specialist support. We are not confirming his exact age, or that of his sibling, in order to protect the victim's identity.

“Whilst incidents such as this are thankfully very rare, I encourage people to ensure that their homes are kept secure at all times and to report anyone acting suspiciously and to remain vigilant.”

Anyone who recognises the man in the images, or who was in the area at the time, or has any other information is asked to call police on 101 or via Twitter @MetCC quoting CAD 145/23NOV.

Alternatively, contact anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through crimestoppers-uk.org.