By Tara Rippin • Published: 14 Nov 2020 • 12:30
Police in Southampton have launched a manhunt afer a 17-year-old was raped in a park in broad daylight.
Officers are looking for a man in his 40s after the girl was approached by the suspect and raped as she walked through Houndwell Park at around 10am on Friday morning, November 13.
The attacker is said to be white and was wearing shorts.
There have been no arrests as yet and the investigation is ongoing.
Southampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team have stepped up patrols in the area.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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