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Woman attacked and raped in park | Woman attacked and raped in park |
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A young woman has been attacked and raped in a west Belfast park. | A young woman has been attacked and raped in a west Belfast park. |
She was walking in Colin Glen Forest Park on Saturday afternoon when she was approached by a youth who was about 16 years old. | She was walking in Colin Glen Forest Park on Saturday afternoon when she was approached by a youth who was about 16 years old. |
He walked with her for a short time then dragged her into bushes and sexually assaulted her. | He walked with her for a short time then dragged her into bushes and sexually assaulted her. |
It is understood the woman, who is in her 20s, was on holidays in Belfast. She is Chinese and has dark hair. Her attacker has ginger hair. | |
A number of people walked past the woman and her attacker before the incident. Police want to hear from them urgently. | A number of people walked past the woman and her attacker before the incident. Police want to hear from them urgently. |
Sinn Fein assembly member Jennifer McCann urged people to help police find the attacker. | |
"All of us have a responsibility to ensure, first of all, that the people who carried out these crimes are taken off the streets and face a lengthy prison sentence that reflects the seriousness of that," she said. | |
"We also need to ensure that parks and public areas are safe for anyone to use whether they are visitors coming into the community or people in the local community." |
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