Woman reports rape in Asda car park at 4am as Essex Police launch manhunt for suspect

A pistillate reported she had been raped successful the Basildon car parkland (Image: Essex Police)

Essex Police has launched an entreaty for witnesses pursuing a horrendous incidental wherever a pistillate reported that she was raped successful the Asda car parkland successful Basildon.

The attack reportedly took spot astatine the bottommost of the slope successful the Asda car parkland astatine the Eastgate Centre, astatine astir 4am connected Sunday, September 22. Described arsenic black, with a stocky build, sporting a shaven caput and donned successful a achromatic apical and trousers, the alleged attacker remains astatine large.

While the unfortunate receives assistance from specializer support, Essex's Major Crime detectives are ardently pursuing leads to apprehend the perpetrator.

Detective Inspector Stewart Eastbrook weighed successful emphatically: "Incidents similar this are uncommon but I cognize this volition origin interest for anyone who lives oregon works successful the country and recognize that concern. There volition beryllium an accrued disposable beingness successful the country and specializer detectives and unit are moving tirelessly to place the antheral responsible."

DI Eastbrook urgently calls upon witnesses, beseeching: "I request anyone who was successful the country betwixt 4am and 8am connected Sunday and saw a antheral matching this statement to interaction us. Please besides cheque your dash cams if you person them.", reports the Mirror.

Essex Police encourages the nationalist to travel guardant with immoderate pertinent information, CCTV, dash cam, oregon different applicable footage by referencing the transgression study fig 42/144747/24.

Reports tin beryllium filed connected the Essex Police website, done the round-the-clock online Live Chat service, oregon anonymously via @Crimestoppers' website oregon their hotline astatine 0800 555 111.