Police seek witnesses after teen is raped

Police are investigating after a teenage girl was raped in an evening assault in Dundee.

The 18-year-old was subjected to a serious sexual assault in West Henderson’s Wynd at around 8:15pm on Thursday.

The male attacker ran off after members of the public came to help her.

Detective Chief Inspector Graham Binnie said: “This is a horrific crime but I would like to stress that incidents of this nature are very rare and our priority is to identify and find the person responsible. I would appeal to anyone who was in the area between 8pm and 8:30pm, either on foot or in a vehicle, to come forward because you might have vital information that can assist our inquiry.”

The suspect is described as white, around 5ft 7ins tall, of medium to heavy build, and has a Scottish accent.