A SERIAL sex attacker is believed to have struck three times in 24 hours.

Police in Newcastle are appealing for information after three indecent assaults on young women on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Police said a 24-year-old woman was in Archibald Street, Gosforth, when she was approached by a man and indecently assaulted at 6.55pm on Tuesday.

At about the same time on Wednesday, a 22-year-old woman was approached by a man as she left Asda car park, in Hollywood Avenue, Gosforth.

As she walked into Harewood Road, the man grabbed her and ran off.

Also on Wednesday, a 19-year-old woman was walking to South Gosforth Metro Station, along Church Road, when she was indecently assaulted.

Police said the man could have been in his 20s, and was tall and thin, with short hair. He was smartly dressed and carried a clipboard or glossy magazine.

Police would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time of the assaults, particularly a black woman and white man, who were together in the Archibald Street area on Tuesday. People are asked to call 0191-214 6555, ext 62555.