Progress in Staffs & Worcs towpath attack
Cookley Tunnel
The serious attack took place near Cookley Tunnel on Monday, (Serious towpath attack), with West Mercia Police releasing further details today about the attacker after working with the victim to build up a profile, Alan Tilbury tells us.
He is described as white with a pale complexion, aged about 20, not more than six feet tall, of slim to medium build and had messy dark brown hair.
He was wearing a cream or grey, short-sleeved T-shirt with the Bench logo in large white lettering across the chest. He was also wearing black Adidas tracksuit bottoms with white stripes down the outside of the legs and white, lace-up trainers.
Serious sexual assault
Detective chief inspector Jon Marsden explained:
"This was a serious sexual assault which has had a big impact in a small quiet community. It was traumatic for the victim and we are providing her with the support she needs through our partner agencies.
"We have been working closely with her to build up a picture of the offender and we are hoping the additional detail we have now been able to release about him, including what he was wearing, will jolt someone's memory or bring forward information which could help identify him.
"We have had a good response to our appeals so far and have been successful in tracing a cyclist who rode past the victim shortly before the assault and contacted us after seeing the publicity about it.
A request has been made for any narrowboaters either cruising or moored in the area who may have seen something to contact the police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident reference 172-S-280414.