Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Residents shocked as teenage girl attacked
Thomas Greig, 73, said such an attack is “unheard of” in the area.
He added: “I saw the police out here yesterday, although I wasn’t aware of what had gone on.
“It must have been a scary experience for that young girl.
“I’ve lived here for 18 years or so and incidents of this nature are unheard of.”
Another resident, who did not want to be named, said officers had come to her door shortly after the attack asking if she had heard screaming.
She added: “It’s despicable what happened to that young girl.
“A police woman came to our door at around 11.30pm that night.
“She asked me if I’d heard any screaming but we knew nothing about it until that point.
“We get the usual type of bother with teenagers at the bus shelters but nothing of that nature before.
“It is a concern to hear what happened.”
Mother-of-two Susan McGrandle sent her best wishes to the girl who was attacked and her family.
“I was shocked to hear what had gone on,” she said.
“As a parent myself I was thinking about the girl and her family – they must all have got a hell of a fright.
“We’ve lived here for four years or so and we’ve never heard of anything like this going on around here, it’s such a quiet area.”
A cashier working at the Nisa store, near where the attack happened, said police had visited the store asking about CCTV footage.
She said she was concerned by the incident but was “thankful” the girl hadn’t been seriously injured.
Detective Constable Esther Bigham, of Tayside CID, said the incident had been an “extremely distressing situation” for the victim.
She added: “We can only be thankful she was not more seriously injured.
“We’re asking for anyone who may have been in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious to please come forward and assist our investigation.”
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland confirmed that inquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 3364 of February 24.
Information can also be given anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.