By BI: Police are searching for a South Asian or Middle Eastern-looking man now on the run after assaulting and attempting to have sex with the dogs as their stunned owners looked on in horror.

UK Daily Mail  Two women, aged 20 and 23, were walking their dogs through Greystanes in Sydney’s west in the middle of the afternoon when a man on a bike exposed his genitals to both women before assaulting one of the dogs and attempting to rape the other one.

Police have since released two images of a man and one of a bike in a hope he may be seen by the public.

The man is described as South Asian/Middle Eastern in appearance, 180-190cm tall, with a dark complexion, unshaven, with short black hair. The man was wearing a grey t-shirt, dark blue shorts and dirty red and white skater shoes when he approached the women.

At 8.15 am on Monday morning, detectives spotted a man of a similar description on Gipps Road in Greystanes. They pursued him on foot and called in the Dog Squad, but the man fled and has since been unable to be located, a police spokesperson said. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.