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| American girl raped at knifepoint | |
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| An American student has been raped at knifepoint in Londonderry. | |
| Her attacker forced her to go into a car park outside the Bogside Inn in the city where he raped her on Saturday evening. | |
| She had been socialising with friends prior to the attack. Police said she was severely traumatised. | |
| Roisin Barton from the Bogside and Brandywell Women's Group said her attacker had left her to face "a life sentence". | |
| "It is ironic that the women's group were erecting a mural about human rights yesterday just as this news was breaking," she said. | |
| "Somebody in this area, whether from the area or coming into the area, has violated this woman's human rights or dignity. They have left her with a life sentence." | |
| Local assembly member Martina Anderson has urged anyone with information to contact the police. | |
| "It is absolutely appalling. There is uproar in this area as the news is spreading around like wildfire about what happened," she said. | "It is absolutely appalling. There is uproar in this area as the news is spreading around like wildfire about what happened," she said. |
| "We want the perpetrator of this crime brought before the courts." | "We want the perpetrator of this crime brought before the courts." |
| Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area between 2230 GMT and midnight on Saturday who saw a man leading the girl to the rear of the Bogside Inn. | Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area between 2230 GMT and midnight on Saturday who saw a man leading the girl to the rear of the Bogside Inn. |