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23/10/2006
Man arrested in connection with Strabane rape
A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a serious sexual assault on a woman in County Tyrone in the early hours of this morning.
At around 1am, a woman aged in her 20's was leaving a nightclub near Porters Factory in the Derry Road area of Strabane, when she was attacked and raped by a man.
The PSNI have described the incident as a “vicious attack” and have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed a man wearing a Liverpool football top in the area at around 1am, or for anyone who may have any information in connection with the incident, to contact them on: 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on: 0800 555 111.
Last night's incident is not believed to be linked to a number of recent sexual assaults in the Strabane area.
(EF/KMcA)
At around 1am, a woman aged in her 20's was leaving a nightclub near Porters Factory in the Derry Road area of Strabane, when she was attacked and raped by a man.
The PSNI have described the incident as a “vicious attack” and have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed a man wearing a Liverpool football top in the area at around 1am, or for anyone who may have any information in connection with the incident, to contact them on: 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on: 0800 555 111.
Last night's incident is not believed to be linked to a number of recent sexual assaults in the Strabane area.
(EF/KMcA)
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