A woman's been sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Manchester City centre
A woman was sexually assaulted at
knifepoint in Manchester city centre.
It happened at about 2.45am on 5 August 2012 on Great
Bridgewater Street in the city centre.
The woman, 27, was on a night out with her friends but became
detached from the group. As she walked to the top of Canal Street she noticed a
black man close to the canal, who followed her along Portland Street.
When she got to the Rain Bar,
the offender shouted to attract her attention and then produced a flick knife,
grabbing her by the wrist and leading her down an alleyway at the side of the
bar.
She was then
sexually assaulted while the offender continued to hold the knife to her neck.
He was only distracted by a passing car, which prompted the man to run
off.
The victim then
contacted police.
Detectives are now investigating the attack and are appealing to
anyone who has information to come forward.
The man is described as being black, in his late 20s,
about 5ft 7in tall and of an athletic build. He was said to have a flat nose, a
thin moustache, chin length hair and a gold tooth to the right side of his
mouth. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a purple-hooded top and dark
trousers.
Detective
Inspector Mark Roters, of North Manchester CID, said: "Firstly our thoughts are
with this woman at what is clearly a very traumatic time for her. Our priority
is to find her attacker and detectives will be pursuing every possible lead to
find this man.
"This will
understandably cause concern among people who go into the city centre on a night
out but I want to try and reassure people where possible.
"Firstly, this is not being linked to any of
the series of recent sexual assaults in the Moss Side area and we believe this
to be an isolated incident. Nonetheless, we know that people will be anxious and
that is why we have launched an investigation to find this man. I would
therefore appeal to anyone who has information that might help us catch this
dangerous man and put him behind bars.
"Our city centre is a safe place to visit and we want people to
enjoy themselves, but I would also ask that people do remain on their guard
while out and where possible try to stick together in groups and to well-lit and
well-populated areas."
Anyone with information should call police on 101, north
Manchester CID on 0161 856 3127 or the independent charity Crimestoppers,
anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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