Police appeal for rape witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was raped as she made her way home from a nightclub.
The victim, in her 20s, was walking back from Guilty, in Stevenson Square, in the Northern Quarter, when she was attacked.
She told a person nearby what had happened and police were called to George Leigh Street, in Ancoats, at 3.40am on Sunday, December 10.
Detectives said: “No one should have to go through what this young woman has at the hands of this man.”
The attacker is described as white, aged in his mid-twenties, 5ft 8in tall and of medium build. He had short blonde hair brushed to the side and was wearing baggy trousers with a dark coloured anorak coat, officers said.
Det Insp Zed Ali, of GMP’s City of Manchester team, said that ‘no-one should have to go through’ what the victim has. He said: “She is now being looked after by specially trained officers who can provide support and advice. If you were making your way home at this time, or saw anyone acting suspiciously between 3am and 3.40am, please get in touch with police.”
A GMP spokesman confirmed: “Shortly before 3.40am on Sunday 10 December 2017, police were called to reports of a rape on George Leigh Street in Manchester.”
She was walking back from Guilty nightclub on Stevenson Square when she was raped, GMP said.
Det Insp Zed Ali added: “The woman then told a person who was nearby what had happened, at which point police were called.
“The offender is described as a white man, in his mid-twenties, between 5ft 8in to 5ft 9in tall of a medium build. He had short blonde hair that was brushed to the side and he was wearing baggy trousers with a dark coloured anorak.”