Police investigate sexual assault at Southampton home after break-in

Summarised from Southern Daily Echo's report · Updated 23 Oct, 07:20 · Archive

Police are investigating a sexual assault on a woman who was asleep in her home in Southampton after an intruder climbed scaffolding and entered through a window.

Police are investigating a sexual assault on a woman who was asleep at her home on the Itchen Estate in Southampton after an intruder climbed scaffolding and entered through a window. The assault occurred earlier this month. The woman said scaffolding installed by Southampton City Council to carry out window work had been left in place long after the work was completed, and criticised the council for this.

The woman said she awoke during the assault. She said a glass bedside table under the window was left cracked, suggesting it broke when the man entered. She also stated that the windows newly fitted during the council's work could be opened from outside when left slightly ajar on the latch, and that this, combined with the remaining scaffolding, had made it easy for someone to enter and assault her.

The woman said she is not supporting a prosecution, as she does not feel able to face months of police investigation and possible court proceedings.

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