Woman 'dragged into alley by stranger who sexually assaulted her and bashed head on wall'

A pistillate successful her 50s was subjected to a "terrifying intersexual assault" aft being dragged into an alleyway successful Londonderry. Her caput was banged repeatedly against a wall, constabulary said

A pistillate was near with superior injuries to her look pursuing a “terrifying sexual battle ordeal”.

The woman, successful her 50s, is reported to person been approached by an unidentified antheral successful the Lecky Road country of Londonderry successful the aboriginal greeting hours of October 27. Police said the pistillate was lone capable to flight the terrifying situation erstwhile her attacker fto her spell free.

The pistillate required infirmary attraction pursuing the horrendous incidental successful Derry, authorities said, aft a antheral pulled her into a adjacent alley and assaulted her. Her caput was banged repeatedly against a partition and deed her successful the look repeatedly.

Cops are present connected the lookout for a suspect, said to beryllium a achromatic antheral with acheronian hair. The alleged assailant was of a wide physique and was wearing a acheronian abbreviated puffer-style overgarment and light-coloured trainers. An accrued constabulary beingness was stationed successful the country pursuing the incident.

Police spokesperson Detective Chief Inspector Crothers said constabulary judge the battle happened astatine astir 1.15am. “The woman, aged successful her 50s, was approached by an chartless antheral who pulled her into a adjacent alleyway wherever helium sexually assaulted her, and besides repeatedly deed her to the look and banged her caput disconnected a wall,” DCI Crothers said.

“She sustained superior facial and different injuries arsenic a effect of this terrifying ordeal that she was lone capable to flight from aft her attacker fto her go. The pistillate was capable to past rise the alarm for assistance and the fishy fled the country connected foot.”

DCI Crothers added: “She required infirmary attraction for her injuries and has understandably been near highly distressed and shaken by what happened. Specialist officers volition proceed to enactment her… Our inquiries are continuing contiguous and arsenic specified you volition announcement an accrued constabulary beingness successful the area.

“The fishy is simply a achromatic antheral of wide physique with acheronian hairsbreadth and was wearing a acheronian abbreviated puffer-style overgarment and light-coloured trainers. We are appealing to anyone who whitethorn person been successful the Lecky Road country this greeting betwixt 1.15am and 1.35am and witnessed what happened oregon noticed thing suspicious to marque interaction with constabulary connected 101, quoting notation fig 323 27/10/24.”

“We would besides beryllium particularly keen to perceive from anyone who whitethorn person dash-cam, CCTV oregon mobile footage of the country during this play of clip that we could examine. Due to the hr alteration this greeting – CCTV, location and car signaling systems whitethorn incorporate footage that is appropriately timestamped to bespeak that. Please instrumentality this into relationship erstwhile you are reviewing each applicable material.

"A study tin beryllium submitted online utilizing the non-emergency reporting signifier via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ oregon you tin interaction Crimestoppers anonymously connected 0800 555 111 oregon online astatine http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."