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Sex attacker tried a second time | Sex attacker tried a second time |
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The man who tried to rape a 15-year-old girl in Coleraine on Sunday attempted to attack another teenager shortly afterwards, the PSNI have said. | The man who tried to rape a 15-year-old girl in Coleraine on Sunday attempted to attack another teenager shortly afterwards, the PSNI have said. |
The girl was attacked in the Crescent area of the town as she walked home from a party early on Sunday. | The girl was attacked in the Crescent area of the town as she walked home from a party early on Sunday. |
He pushed her into bushes 100 yards from her home, but she managed to fight him off. | He pushed her into bushes 100 yards from her home, but she managed to fight him off. |
Inspector John Wisener said the man then returned along the path and approached another girl, who ran away. | Inspector John Wisener said the man then returned along the path and approached another girl, who ran away. |
Inspector Wisener said police believed the attacker was a local man who had been loitering in an area known locally as the Cornfield. | Inspector Wisener said police believed the attacker was a local man who had been loitering in an area known locally as the Cornfield. |
Inspector Wisener has appealed for information | |
"We see this as a particularly dangerous person," he said. | "We see this as a particularly dangerous person," he said. |
"The fact that he has tried twice is something that we are concerned about, and we would like to catch him as soon as possible." | "The fact that he has tried twice is something that we are concerned about, and we would like to catch him as soon as possible." |
He appealed to anyone with information to contact police. | He appealed to anyone with information to contact police. |
"There is a bonfire close by and we know that there were people out looking after the bonfire and they may have seen this person. | "There is a bonfire close by and we know that there were people out looking after the bonfire and they may have seen this person. |
"We do believe there are people out there who know who this person is," he said. | "We do believe there are people out there who know who this person is," he said. |
The chairman of Coleraine Borough Council's District Policing Partnership, councillor John Dallat, appealed to parents to make sure their children were safe at all times. | The chairman of Coleraine Borough Council's District Policing Partnership, councillor John Dallat, appealed to parents to make sure their children were safe at all times. |
"It's not easy to predict when it will happen, but I think we all need to be prepared for it and to ensure that young people, especially females, take whatever precautions they can," he said. | "It's not easy to predict when it will happen, but I think we all need to be prepared for it and to ensure that young people, especially females, take whatever precautions they can," he said. |
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