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| Stockport: Police search for woman 'assaulted in car' | |
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| Police received reports of a woman being dragged back into a vehicle and assaulted in Stockport | Police received reports of a woman being dragged back into a vehicle and assaulted in Stockport |
| Police are searching for a woman they say tried to escape from a car before being dragged back into it and assaulted. | Police are searching for a woman they say tried to escape from a car before being dragged back into it and assaulted. |
| Greater Manchester Police said it was extremely concerned for the safety of the woman after the reported incident in Stockport on Saturday morning. | Greater Manchester Police said it was extremely concerned for the safety of the woman after the reported incident in Stockport on Saturday morning. |
| The woman is said to have tried to get out of the vehicle at the crossroads of Rostherne Road and Garners Lane before being pulled back inside and attacked. | The woman is said to have tried to get out of the vehicle at the crossroads of Rostherne Road and Garners Lane before being pulled back inside and attacked. |
| "At the centre of this is potentially a woman who is in need of urgent safeguarding or medical care, and we need to locate her as soon as possible," said PC Natalie Jamieson of Stockport CID. | "At the centre of this is potentially a woman who is in need of urgent safeguarding or medical care, and we need to locate her as soon as possible," said PC Natalie Jamieson of Stockport CID. |
| The incident happened at about 06:30 GMT on Saturday, police said | The incident happened at about 06:30 GMT on Saturday, police said |
| PC Jamieson said the force was conducting house to house inquiries and looking at CCTV and dashcam footage. | PC Jamieson said the force was conducting house to house inquiries and looking at CCTV and dashcam footage. |
| "So far, these enquiries have proven negative for locating the woman or driver, and we are now in a position of needing to appeal for the wider public's help," she added. | "So far, these enquiries have proven negative for locating the woman or driver, and we are now in a position of needing to appeal for the wider public's help," she added. |
| The woman is described as being white and wearing dark coloured leggings and Ugg boots, while the driver is a white man who was wearing a black coat or jumper. | The woman is described as being white and wearing dark coloured leggings and Ugg boots, while the driver is a white man who was wearing a black coat or jumper. |
| The vehicle, which is described as a dark coloured hatchback car, was last seen heading towards Davenport Train Station just after 06:30 GMT on Saturday. | The vehicle, which is described as a dark coloured hatchback car, was last seen heading towards Davenport Train Station just after 06:30 GMT on Saturday. |
| A force spokesperson said the vehicle could well be outside Greater Manchester and so they were appealing for anyone in neighbouring regions who may have information to get in touch. | A force spokesperson said the vehicle could well be outside Greater Manchester and so they were appealing for anyone in neighbouring regions who may have information to get in touch. |
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