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Three men sought over gang rape in Toryglen area | Three men sought over gang rape in Toryglen area |
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Police are hunting three men after a 33-year-old woman was forced into a common close and raped. | Police are hunting three men after a 33-year-old woman was forced into a common close and raped. |
The victim was walking in Toryglen, Glasgow, when a man got out of a car and forced her into a close at, or about, 19 Edinbeg Avenue. | |
The man and two others, who were thought to be in the car, then carried out a serious sexual assault. | The man and two others, who were thought to be in the car, then carried out a serious sexual assault. |
The attack happened at about 03:00 on Saturday. The three suspects are described as Asian and in their 20s. | The attack happened at about 03:00 on Saturday. The three suspects are described as Asian and in their 20s. |
Following the rape, the men made off and the victim managed to make her way home. Police were contacted the next morning. | Following the rape, the men made off and the victim managed to make her way home. Police were contacted the next morning. |
The victim did not require hospital treatment, but has been left extremely distressed by the incident. | The victim did not require hospital treatment, but has been left extremely distressed by the incident. |
Det Ch Insp Sharon MacGregor, of Police Scotland, said: "Extensive inquiries are taking place by a team of dedicated officers and we are carrying out door-to-door inquiries and checking all available CCTV in order to trace the men responsible for this assault. | Det Ch Insp Sharon MacGregor, of Police Scotland, said: "Extensive inquiries are taking place by a team of dedicated officers and we are carrying out door-to-door inquiries and checking all available CCTV in order to trace the men responsible for this assault. |
"I would appeal to anyone who saw or heard a disturbance in Edinbeg Avenue in the early hours of Saturday to contact police. | "I would appeal to anyone who saw or heard a disturbance in Edinbeg Avenue in the early hours of Saturday to contact police. |
"I would also ask anyone who saw three Asian men in a light coloured car, possibly white or silver and which may be a BMW or similar make in the area around Edinbeg Avenue to contact officers. | "I would also ask anyone who saw three Asian men in a light coloured car, possibly white or silver and which may be a BMW or similar make in the area around Edinbeg Avenue to contact officers. |
Police said that extra uniform patrols were being deployed in the area to reassure local people and anyone with concerns should speak to an officer. | Police said that extra uniform patrols were being deployed in the area to reassure local people and anyone with concerns should speak to an officer. |
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