Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted rape in Miles Platting. At around 11.45 am on Tuesday 29th July 2014, a 30-year-old woman was running in Clayton Vale Park, Clayton, when she was approached by an unknown man, who attempted to rape her. Passers-by, a female dog walker and a male jogger, heard the woman screaming and ran to her aid. The dog walker repeatedly kicked the offender to drive him away from the victim and the attacker escaped the scene on a bicycle. The offender is described as an Asian man with light skin, in his late 20s or early 30s, of slim build and standing about 5ft 6in to 5ft 9in tall. He had dark, short hair and had scars, possibly acne scars, on both cheeks. He was wearing a dark tracksuit top and jogging bottoms with gold or yellow embroidery. Detective Inspector Tanya Kitchen said: This was obviously a deeply traumatising experience for the victim, and she is being supported by specially trained officers at this time. Thankfully she did not suffer any serious injuries, but that should take nothing away from the shocking nature of this attack. For such an offence to take place in a busy park in broad daylight demonstrates the danger that this man poses to the public and I would urge all people in the area to be vigilant and consider their safety, especially woman out alone. The offender is as yet unidentified and we are appealing for witnesses to this horrific offence or for anyone with information which may assist in identifying him to come forward. Our enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances and we will be increasing patrols in the area. Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 5050 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:21:11 +0000
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