Zhenhao Zou: ‘charming’ PhD student who filmed dozens of attacks on women

Zhenhao Zou being questioned. Police fear his offending against women in London and China may have been more widespread. Photograph: Metropolitan Police

Zhenhao Zou thought, acted and offended as if he was untouchable. When detectives searched the south London flat he rented for thousands of pounds a month, they found the trappings of a comfortable, if not lavish, lifestyle.

DCI Richard Mackenzie said of the search in January 2024: “There were designer bags, jewellery, a Rolex, designer clothes, some in the wardrobe with the tags still on.”