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21/08/2012
14-Year-Old Boy Raped In Debenhams Toliet
A 14-year-old boy was raped in a Manchester department store after being taken from a lift by two men, police have said.
The teenager was going to the toilets in the Arndale Centre, near the entrance of Aldi and Subway, when the men approached him.
After threatening the boy, they led him to a nearby Debenhams, where one of them assaulted him in a toilet.
The attack happened around 17:45 on June 2 but Greater Manchester Police have now released CCTV images of two suspects they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
Police have said one of the attackers was white and the other Asian.
It is understood the victim was told by one of the men: “Come with us, do what we say and if you try to run we'll get you."
He was then taken upstairs and marched to a toilet where the Asian man raped him.
GMP said the traumatised victim had contacted police after the assault and had been supported by specially trained officers.
Det Sgt Liam Boden, of North Manchester CID, said: "This young victim has been absolutely devastated by what happened to him.
"What makes this incident doubly shocking is that he was marched across a busy part of the city centre during the late afternoon on a Saturday.
"I am confident that shoppers may have seen the offenders either before or after the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call North Manchester CID or Crimestoppers.
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The teenager was going to the toilets in the Arndale Centre, near the entrance of Aldi and Subway, when the men approached him.
After threatening the boy, they led him to a nearby Debenhams, where one of them assaulted him in a toilet.
The attack happened around 17:45 on June 2 but Greater Manchester Police have now released CCTV images of two suspects they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
Police have said one of the attackers was white and the other Asian.
It is understood the victim was told by one of the men: “Come with us, do what we say and if you try to run we'll get you."
He was then taken upstairs and marched to a toilet where the Asian man raped him.
GMP said the traumatised victim had contacted police after the assault and had been supported by specially trained officers.
Det Sgt Liam Boden, of North Manchester CID, said: "This young victim has been absolutely devastated by what happened to him.
"What makes this incident doubly shocking is that he was marched across a busy part of the city centre during the late afternoon on a Saturday.
"I am confident that shoppers may have seen the offenders either before or after the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call North Manchester CID or Crimestoppers.
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