Man Sexually Assaulted On Canal Tow Path

Lancashire police are appealing for information after a man was sexually assaulted on a canal tow path.The 21-year-old was on the path between Aldcliffe and Galgate in Lancaster between 10pm and 11pm on Tuesday night when he was attacked. The victim, who was initially wearing a distinctive long trench coat with a satchel and dark jeans, then ran away down the canal and was picked up by barge owners. Police said that some personal items were also taken from the victim and may have been discarded. They are interested in speaking to anyone who may have seen someone camping or living rough along the canal bank.

Photo Issued In Student Rape Appeal

Police investigating the rape of a student in Manchester have issued a photograph of a man they wish to trace. Police wish to speak to Paul Atta in connection with two incidents which took place on Monday morning. In the first incident, police were called to Hulme Hall on Oxford Place around 4:30am, following reports of a burglary. A short time later, a 19-year-old student was raped at knifepoint in the flat she shared with two other students in Lower Park Road, Rusholme. Police believe the two incidents are linked. Paul Atta, 40, is known in the Rusholme and Moss Side areas and is known to use gyms and visit hostels in the city centre. He also has links to Preston in Lancashire. The photograph can be found at: www.gmp.police.uk. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0161 856 4245 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.

Renewed Appeal Over Latitude Festival Rape

Suffolk Police have renewed their appeal for information following the rape of a 19-year-old Norfolk woman at the Latitude Festival on July 15 and are appealing to the group of men who met the young woman to come forward. DCI David Cutler, who is overseeing the investigation, said: "We know there will be people with information that can help this enquiry and we are appealing directly to the group of males who met up with the young woman on Thursday night around 10pm - 10:30pm. There will be several men in this group who were not present when the rape occurred and we need you to come forward to give an account of what happened. We are working to trace those involved and we will do everything we can to locate you, so if you are reading this appeal, please do the right thing and come forward. If you were at Latitude on Thursday night, and particularly if you were in the red campsite area around this time, you may also be able to help our enquiries. If you saw a young woman wearing denim jeggings, a yellow and white check shirt, a black cardigan and Wellington boots you may well have seen the victim of this incident and it is important that we hear from you too." One of the members of the group who left before the incident occurred is described as being of muscular build with a shaved head, while one of the men who entered a wooded area with the woman is described as white, with dark, curly hair, around 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build, possibly in his twenties, with a cockney accent and described as 'looking like a student'. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 01473 613500 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.

(KMcA)