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| DNA tests on men near rape scene | DNA tests on men near rape scene |
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| Detectives investigating the rape of a 27-year-old woman in Peterborough are to carry out DNA tests on men living near the scene of the attack. | Detectives investigating the rape of a 27-year-old woman in Peterborough are to carry out DNA tests on men living near the scene of the attack. |
| The victim was assaulted on a cycle path parallel to Gresley Way shortly before 0330 BST on 19 May. | The victim was assaulted on a cycle path parallel to Gresley Way shortly before 0330 BST on 19 May. |
| A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said men aged between 16 and 33 in the Westwood and Ravensthorpe areas would be asked to provide a mouth swab. | A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said men aged between 16 and 33 in the Westwood and Ravensthorpe areas would be asked to provide a mouth swab. |
| Police have forensic evidence from the attack to compare with any DNA samples. | Police have forensic evidence from the attack to compare with any DNA samples. |
| The woman was grabbed from behind as she walked and was knocked out. | The woman was grabbed from behind as she walked and was knocked out. |
| Behavioural profiling | Behavioural profiling |
| Medical tests later proved she had been raped. | Medical tests later proved she had been raped. |
| Her attacker is described as white, aged between 19 and 23, 5ft 9in (1.75m) tall and of medium build. | Her attacker is described as white, aged between 19 and 23, 5ft 9in (1.75m) tall and of medium build. |
| He was wearing a white baseball cap, a light-coloured zip-up top and light-coloured bottoms. | He was wearing a white baseball cap, a light-coloured zip-up top and light-coloured bottoms. |
| The spokesman said the decision to carry out mass DNA screening followed consultation with officers from the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) who have carried out geographical and behavioural profiling. | The spokesman said the decision to carry out mass DNA screening followed consultation with officers from the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) who have carried out geographical and behavioural profiling. |
| He said that the DNA samples would only be used for the purpose of the rape investigation, and would not be kept once the inquiry was over. | He said that the DNA samples would only be used for the purpose of the rape investigation, and would not be kept once the inquiry was over. |
| Det Insp Simon Harding said: "We have forensic evidence from the attack which can be compared to the samples we will now be taking from men in Peterborough. | Det Insp Simon Harding said: "We have forensic evidence from the attack which can be compared to the samples we will now be taking from men in Peterborough. |
| "I would urge people to help by providing us with their DNA sample when asked." | "I would urge people to help by providing us with their DNA sample when asked." |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact the rape investigation team on 0845 456 4564. | |
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| The victim was assaulted on a cycle path parallel to Gresley Way shortly before 0330 BST on 19 May | The victim was assaulted on a cycle path parallel to Gresley Way shortly before 0330 BST on 19 May |