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02/11/2015
Witness Appeal Following Sexual Assault In Wolverhampton
Police have appealed for witnesses after a woman was sexually assault in Wolverhampton last week.
Wolverhampton Police have reported that a 35-year-old woman was out running in Penn on Wednesday, 28 October, when she was attacked in an alleyway off Westminster Avenue at about 17:00.
The man approached the woman from behind and covered her with some sort of material before pushing her to the ground.
Local officers are carrying out house to house enquires, examining CCTV footage and forensic examinations of the scene have taken place.
Detective Inspector Michelle Thurgood from the force's Public Protection Unit said: "We are appealing for anyone who was in or around the Penn area of Wolverhampton on Wednesday afternoon and saw anyone acting suspiciously to contact us.
"Local neighbourhood officers have stepped up reassurance patrols in the area and anyone with information should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers, confidentially on 0800 555 111.
"Investigations are at an early stage and we need people to come forward with any detail that may help trace the man responsible for the attack."
(MH/CD)
Wolverhampton Police have reported that a 35-year-old woman was out running in Penn on Wednesday, 28 October, when she was attacked in an alleyway off Westminster Avenue at about 17:00.
The man approached the woman from behind and covered her with some sort of material before pushing her to the ground.
Local officers are carrying out house to house enquires, examining CCTV footage and forensic examinations of the scene have taken place.
Detective Inspector Michelle Thurgood from the force's Public Protection Unit said: "We are appealing for anyone who was in or around the Penn area of Wolverhampton on Wednesday afternoon and saw anyone acting suspiciously to contact us.
"Local neighbourhood officers have stepped up reassurance patrols in the area and anyone with information should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers, confidentially on 0800 555 111.
"Investigations are at an early stage and we need people to come forward with any detail that may help trace the man responsible for the attack."
(MH/CD)
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