A lady was attacked and raped by a stranger in a ‘racially aggravated’ assault in Walsall.
The girl, in her 20s, was discovered by police ‘distressed on the street’ within the Park Corridor space of Walsall on Saturday night.
The survivor, in her 20s, had been raped and assaulted at a close-by property by a person she didn’t know, West Midlands Police stated.
The power confirmed the rape was being handled as ‘racially aggravated’.
The attacker is described as white, aged in his 30s, with quick hair and carrying darkish clothes on the time of the assault which befell at round 7.15pm.
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Police launched CCTV footage of the suspect and requested anybody who is aware of his identification to ring 999 instantly.
DS Ronan Tyrer, of West Midlands Police, stated: ‘This was a fully appalling assault on a younger girl, and we’re doing completely all the things we will to arrest the particular person accountable.
‘We have now groups of officers recovering proof and constructing a profile of the attacker in order that he could be introduced into custody as quickly as potential.
‘Whereas we’re following a number of strains of enquiry proper now, it’s important that we get to listen to from anybody who noticed a person appearing suspiciously within the space on the time.
‘It could be that you simply have been driving via the realm and have dashcam footage, or you could have CCTV that now we have not but recovered. Your info might be the important breakthrough that we want.
‘At this stage we aren’t linking this assault to another offences.’
Final month, a Sikh girl was raped in grassland on Tame Street, Oldbury, in an incident additionally handled as racially aggravated by police.
Preet Kaur Gill MP, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, posted on X: ‘Deeply shocked and saddened that we’re listening to of yet one more racially aggravated rape this time in Walsall.
‘West Midlands Police have reported a rape and assault of a younger girl in her 20s within the Park Corridor space, described as racially aggravated.’
In an announcement on Sunday night, West Midlands Police confirmed that officers from the general public safety unit, native policing officers and forensic officers had labored in a single day on the investigation.
Chief Superintendent Phil Dolby stated: ‘Our focus is on supporting the investigators in figuring out and arresting the attacker.
‘Walsall is a various space and we all know the concern and concern that this terrible assault will trigger in our communities.
‘We have now been talking to individuals in the neighborhood immediately to hearken to and perceive their considerations and there shall be an elevated policing presence within the coming days.’
Anybody with info is requested to contact West Midlands Police on 101.
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