Police plea over sex attack horror
18-year-old assaulted near supermarket
POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for information about a sex attack in Johnstone.
An 18-year-old woman was assaulted in broad daylight near Morrisons supermarket on Thursday at 2.15pm.
She was confronted by a man at a landmark known locally as ‘the pencil’ statue.
After waiting for a woman pushing a pram to walk past, he then grabbed her, and dragged her into nearby bushes, where he subjected her to a serious sexual assault.
Detective Inspector Mark McGowan said: “The victim and her family are extremely distressed following her ordeal, and our specially trained officers are supporting her.
“This was a sunny day and there would have been a number of people using the cycle track at this time.
“I need them and the woman who the victim described as pushing a pram at the same time the man stopped, to come forward and help me identify the person responsible for putting this young woman through this terrifying ordeal while she was making her home.”
The man is described as white, between 2030, 5ft 10in, of slim build with a accent.
At the time of the incident he was wearing a grey hooded top and grey matching bottoms. He was also carrying a green cylindrical bag, similar to a tent bag, over his shoulder.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at the Renfrew Office on 101.
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