Girl, 17, raped in Southampton city centre park in broad daylight
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The teenager was walking through Houndwell Park in the middle of Southampton at about 10am on Thursday November 12 when the attack happened.
She was approached by a man, thought to be in his 40s, and was raped by him. The girl reported the incident soon after.
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Hide AdThe attacker has been described as being white and wearing shorts.
Police patrols have been stepped up in the area but no arrests have been made yet.
The teenager is being supported by specially trained officers.
Detective Inspector Matt Watson said: ‘This incident happened at a busy time of day in a widely used park that’s also a popular walk-through.
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Hide Ad‘We believe there may have been a group of students in the park at around the time of the incident. Was this you? We would like to appeal to this group and anyone else who was in or near to the park yesterday morning to get in touch with us.
‘Were you in the area yesterday morning between 10am and 10.30am and did you see anyone or anything suspicious?
‘It’s important you get in contact with us and tell us what you know.
‘Officers from the Southampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team have increased patrols in the area over the weekend. Please do speak to them if you have any concerns.’
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Hide Ad‘If you have any information that could assist, no matter how small or insignificant you think it might be, it could really help our investigation. Please get in contact with us via 101 quoting 44200438513.’
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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