Police cordoned off block of flats after woman sexually assaulted on Sheffield estate

Two men are wanted by the police over a sex attack on a Sheffield estate.
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Detectives are investigating after a woman in her 20s reported being sexually assaulted as she walked along Lingfoot Crescent, Jordanthorpe at around 2.30am.

Two men are said to have approached the woman from a nearby car, assaulted her and driven off from the scene.

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A police cordon is in place today while investigations are carried out.

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South Yorkshire Police said: “At 2.30am this morning, officers were called to Lingfoot Crescent after reports a woman in her 20s had been sexually assaulted.

“It is believed that the victim was walking along Lingfoot Crescent when two men got out of a vehicle and approached her. The suspects are thought to have ran back to their vehicle and left the scene.

“An investigation is underway and enquiries are ongoing to identify those involved.”

Call 101 and quote incident76 of February 17.

An investigation is under way into a reported sexual assault in Jordanthorpe, Sheffield (Pic: Steve Jones)An investigation is under way into a reported sexual assault in Jordanthorpe, Sheffield (Pic: Steve Jones)
An investigation is under way into a reported sexual assault in Jordanthorpe, Sheffield (Pic: Steve Jones)

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