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10/10/2005
Woman sexually assaulted in Belfast
Detectives in South Belfast are appealing for help after a 28-year-old woman suffered a serious sexual assault over the weekend.
It is under stood the woman was attacked and sexually assaulted after she left a nightclub in the Dunbar Link area sometime between midnight and 1am on Sunday.
Police believe the attack occurred after the woman became separated from her husband, and may have taken place in a side street in the vicinity of the Cathedral Quarter.
The alarm was raised after the woman was found lying unconscious at Nelson Street by a member of the public around 2.20am. Up to three men are thought to have been involved in the attack.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have information relating to the incident or may have information about the victim’s movements prior to when she was found at Nelson Street.
Anyone who can assist the police enquiry should contact police at Musgrave Street on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(MB/SP)
It is under stood the woman was attacked and sexually assaulted after she left a nightclub in the Dunbar Link area sometime between midnight and 1am on Sunday.
Police believe the attack occurred after the woman became separated from her husband, and may have taken place in a side street in the vicinity of the Cathedral Quarter.
The alarm was raised after the woman was found lying unconscious at Nelson Street by a member of the public around 2.20am. Up to three men are thought to have been involved in the attack.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have information relating to the incident or may have information about the victim’s movements prior to when she was found at Nelson Street.
Anyone who can assist the police enquiry should contact police at Musgrave Street on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(MB/SP)
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