A dangerous sexual predator has been jailed for life after admitting 28 offences committed across three police force areas.

Louis Collins, a 29-year-old from Lambeth, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, 16 July to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of eleven-and-a-half years.

Detective Inspector Simon Sherlock, from the Metropolitan Police's South West Command Unit, said: "Collins is a dangerous predator and the length of his sentence reflects the level of risk he poses to the public.

"Our thoughts today are with the women he subjected to sexual violence, and I would like to thank them for their bravery and help with our investigation.

"By working with our colleagues at British Transport Police and City of London Police, we are able to link Collins to a number of offences, and he has now been held to account.

"The Met is working hard to tackle violence against women and girls, and we are committed to identifying offenders and bringing them before the courts.

"While there is no evidence at this time to suggest further offending by Collins, I would urge anyone who may be a victim to please come forward and speak with us. If you do not want to contact officers, there are a number of charities and organisations that can offer you support."

Police were called at about 8am on 21 August last year, to reports that a woman had been raped in Marble Hill Park in Twickenham.

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Officers attended and spoke with the woman, who was provided with support from specialist officers.

As a result of a fast-paced investigation by detectives involving a review of local CCTV footage from the area of the attack, Collins was arrested the same day at an address in Lambeth. He was charged two days later with 13 offences in relation to this attack.

Detectives continued to carry out enquiries to build their case against him.

Working alongside colleagues from British Transport Police and City of London Police, they linked Collins to a further six incidents of violence and sexual offending in the same month.

He was subsequently charged with a further 15 offences, totalling 28 offences against eight different victims.