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| Derby rapist on loose since 2014 linked to four attacks | Derby rapist on loose since 2014 linked to four attacks |
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| A sex attacker who has been on the loose for more than two years has been linked to four attacks in Derby. | A sex attacker who has been on the loose for more than two years has been linked to four attacks in Derby. |
| Three women were seriously assaulted in Spondon - the first in September 2014 - and another raped in Darley Abbey. | Three women were seriously assaulted in Spondon - the first in September 2014 - and another raped in Darley Abbey. |
| Detectives believe the attacker is connected to the local area and they are "working extremely hard" to catch him, Derbyshire Police said. | |
| Supt Tracy Harrison said the four attacks have had a "life-changing impact" on the victims. | Supt Tracy Harrison said the four attacks have had a "life-changing impact" on the victims. |
| More on this story and other news in Derbyshire | More on this story and other news in Derbyshire |
| The attacks | The attacks |
| The woman who was attacked at Darley Park in December 2015 described how she fought off the sex attacker. | |
| Sarah, whose identity is being protected, said: "He kept punching me in the head and telling me to shut up. | Sarah, whose identity is being protected, said: "He kept punching me in the head and telling me to shut up. |
| "Then he was trying to undo my trousers and he was holding my throat. I felt like I couldn't get out the way. It was horrible. | "Then he was trying to undo my trousers and he was holding my throat. I felt like I couldn't get out the way. It was horrible. |
| "My friend could hear me screaming, so she rang the police." | "My friend could hear me screaming, so she rang the police." |
| The suspect | The suspect |
| Supt Harrison said the force had received "new lines of inquiry" after a dedicated phone number was set up to try to find the person responsible for the attacks. | |
| "I want to thank everyone who has been in touch with us so far," she said. | |
| "The calls and emails that have come in today have provided us with new lines of inquiry and we will be looking into them all." | |
| Extra officers have been drafted in to patrol the areas where the attacks took place. | Extra officers have been drafted in to patrol the areas where the attacks took place. |