Police investigate alleged rape of teenage girl in Staffordshire

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 20:43 · Archive

A teenage girl was allegedly raped after being grabbed and pulled into bushes by a man wearing a balaclava in Knypersley, near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on Monday morning. Officers were called to Newpool Road shortly before 8am. The man was described to police as white, around 6ft 1in tall, dressed in black joggers, a black puffer coat and wearing a balaclava.

Staffordshire Police installed a cordon in the area and launched an investigation. Specialist officers are supporting the girl. Police are carrying out house-to-house enquiries and reviewing CCTV footage.

Detectives have asked anyone in the area at the time, including dog walkers between 7am and 8am, to contact them. Police also want dashcam footage from the area of Knypersley traffic lights, the railway line and around Lineside Road. Reports can be made via the Staffordshire Police website or by calling 101, quoting incident 104 from 12 October.

How it is being reported

• Hunt launched after teenage girl 'is raped by balaclava-wearing man who dragged her into bushes and attacked her'The teenage girl was walking in Stoke-on-Trent in the morning when she was allegedly approached by a man and grabbed into bushes.Daily Mail · 12 Oct, 20:27
• Teenage girl 'raped after being grabbed and pulled into bushes by man in balaclava', police investigateThe incident took place in Knypersley near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, as a police cordon was installed in the Newpool Road areaThe Mirror · 12 Oct, 12:48

In this story: Staffordshire Police · Stoke-on-Trent · Knypersley · Newpool Road

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