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06/01/2010
Appeal After New Year Rape
Specialist 'Sapphire' detectives have appealed for information following the rape of a woman in Surrey Quays in the early hours of New Year's Day.
The 21-year-old victim had been making her way home from Canada Water Underground station, walking along Albion Channel footpath after 6am.
When outside Toronto House she was attacked from behind.
Her attacker covered her head with jacket or material and punched her to the back of the head. She and dragged into nearby bushes where her clothing was ripped off and she was raped.
When her attacker stopped the victim managed to run off and made her way home.
Detectives from the Sapphire team based in Southwark are investigating.
Police said the suspect is described as a black male, aged in his 20s to mid-30s, has a medium build, a local accent and was wearing a checked shirt.
"Officers are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a man matching that description hanging around Canada Water tube station in the early hours of New Year's Day," said a police spokesman.
(PR/BMcC)
The 21-year-old victim had been making her way home from Canada Water Underground station, walking along Albion Channel footpath after 6am.
When outside Toronto House she was attacked from behind.
Her attacker covered her head with jacket or material and punched her to the back of the head. She and dragged into nearby bushes where her clothing was ripped off and she was raped.
When her attacker stopped the victim managed to run off and made her way home.
Detectives from the Sapphire team based in Southwark are investigating.
Police said the suspect is described as a black male, aged in his 20s to mid-30s, has a medium build, a local accent and was wearing a checked shirt.
"Officers are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a man matching that description hanging around Canada Water tube station in the early hours of New Year's Day," said a police spokesman.
(PR/BMcC)
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