This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/6212540.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Police warning after woman raped | Police warning after woman raped |
(about 1 hour later) | |
The police are warning women in the Woodvale area of north Belfast to take extra care after a young woman was raped. | The police are warning women in the Woodvale area of north Belfast to take extra care after a young woman was raped. |
The victim, who is in her late teens, suffered cuts and bruising during the attack which took place in Woodvale Park at about teatime on Monday. | |
Detectives are looking for two men who ran off when a passer-by intervened. | Detectives are looking for two men who ran off when a passer-by intervened. |
They believe people in the park may have seen the attackers, thought to be in their late teens or early 20s. | |
'Freely' | |
Woodvale DUP councillor William Humphrey called for a "multi-agency approach" to improve safety in the city. | |
"I want to know that everyone in this society can use our public spaces and use them freely without any fear of attack or crime," he said. | |
"There is a young lady this morning who is sitting in a situation where she has been violently abused and we have to make sure that doesn't happen again. | |
"We will be working with the police, with this local community, with all agencies right across this city to try to ensure that this doesn't happen again." |