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Woman found in alleyway with potentially life-changing injuries

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 3 Nov, 06:26 · Archive

A woman in her sixties was found with potentially life-changing injuries in an alleyway that runs between Sawmills Lane and Herringston Road in Dorchester, underneath a bridge near the railway line, shortly after 10am on Thursday, 29 October. She was taken to hospital for treatment. She is described as wearing a white bucket hat, dark-coloured coat, dark-coloured trousers and white shoes.

Police have not yet established how the woman came to sustain her injuries and enquiries remain ongoing. No arrests have been made. Police Constable Jacob Chutter of Dorset County CID said: "We are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances of how this woman came to sustain her injuries and these remain ongoing."

Dorset Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Officers are also urging anyone with home CCTV, doorbell cameras or dashcam footage from Sawmills Lane, Herringston Road and the Manor Road area on the morning of 29 October to review it for anything relevant. Anyone with information can contact Dorset Police online, call 101 quoting occurrence number 55260169921, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Woman found in alleyway with potentially life-changing injuries
Image: BBC Dorset

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In this story: Dorchester · Dorset Police · Jacob Chutter · Les Fry

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