Potential witness sought in ongoing rape investigation
It happened on Wednesday
Police are continuing to investigate a report of a rape in Stoke-on-Trent and need your help in identifying a potential witness, who could play a crucial part in inquiries.
Officers were called to Central Forest Park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, shortly after 12pm on Wednesday (17 June), after a woman in her 20s reported that she had been raped.
Police are now able to provide a further description of the suspect, who is described as a man, around 6ft 2ins tall and of a stocky build. He was wearing dark clothing, including a dark hoodie, and was masked.
No further description of the suspect is known at this time.
They’re now looking to identify a dog-walker, who was in the area, who could be an important witness in the investigation. She is described as an Asian woman, walking a small brown and white dog.
Officers are no longer looking to identify a jogger, who was in the area, as a potential witness.
In the same area and at about 9.05am the same day, another woman was approached by a man in Central Forest Park, on the path near the ice-cream shop. The woman was walking her dog, when a man came from behind her and told her he wanted to stroke her dog.
He then walked off, in the direction of Chell Street.
There is no confirmation that these incidents may be linked, but police are keeping an open mind.
If you have any information that can help, call 101 or use Live Chat on the website, quoting incident 325 of 17 June.
To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.