Police release more details on rape of girl, 12, in Sheffield

More details have been disclosed about the rape of a girl, aged 12, in Sheffield.
By Claire Lewis
Published 21st May 2019, 08:30 BST
Updated 21st May 2019, 16:13 BST
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Detectives are investigating the alleged rape of the youngster in woodland in Richmond in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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The incident was reported to South Yorkshire Police at 3.34am on Sunday but it has now been revealed that rape is alleged to have taken place around an hour earlier.

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The attacker remains at large this morning.

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A police cordon was put in place around the crime scene in Richmond Heights Woods on Sunday while a forensic examination took place and enquiries were carried out in the local community.

In a statement issued earlier, South Yorkshire Police said: “At 3.34am on Sunday, May 19, officers were called to the Richmond area of Sheffield following reports that a 12-year-old girl had been raped in the nearby Richmond Heights Woods.“The girl and her family are currently receiving support as officers follow up a number of lines of enquiry.”

A description of the attacker has not yet been released.