A man who bit a woman as he sexually assaulted her is due to be sentenced tomorrow.

Paul Alston Douglas, 42, of Hoe Street, Walthamstow, admitted the attack at Maryland station in Stratford in October last year.

Douglas jumped on the victim, a woman in her twenties, as she waited for a train on the platform and bit her several times.

He then stole her mobile phone and purse.

Douglas is due to be sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court on Friday.