Man sexually assaulted in Cardiff city centre

Police say the incident took place in the early hours of Saturday morning

Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident early on Saturday to get in touch
Author: Lauren JonesPublished 30th Jan 2022

Detectives in Cardiff are appealing for information following a serious sexual assault which took place in the city centre in the early hours of Saturday, 29 January, 2022.

Sometime between 3am and 3.30am, a man was sexually assaulted after he was forced to walk along a path leading to the back of the National Museum of Wales.

The assault followed an altercation between the victim and the suspect which took place in Park Place.

The suspect - who ran off following the incident away from the city centre - is described as being of mixed race, possibly Indian or Arabic, in his mid-twenties, approximately 5ft 9 with short black hair.

Anybody who was the area who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have seen the suspect, is urged to make contact with police.