Net closes on girls' attacker

Lower Hutt police are confident that they will catch the man responsible for two attacks on young girls in the area.

Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Small says several suspects have been questioned based on a description of the man who attacked an 8-year-old on her way to school on Tuesday morning. She escaped unscathed after kicking her attacker in the testicles.

Another girl was attacked by a man with a similar description last month.

Lower Hutt has had a spate of incidents including the assault of a girl on the Hutt River bank and cases of indecent exposure.