Wellington Police are hunting a man who chased a woman down a Wellington pathway before tackling and pinning her to the ground.
Police said the offender was trailing the woman along a pathway which leads from The Terrace to Boyd Wilson Field about 10.30pm on January 20.
"After putting on a balaclava the male ran after the female and tackled her to the ground," police said.
"The male has pinned the woman on the ground for a short time before jumping up and running back down the pathway."
Police said the man was white, about 20 to 30 years old and wearing a grey Adidas hoodie, knee length green camouflage shorts, blue shoes and white socks at the time of the attack.
