Patrols stepped up after city centre rape
Police investigate two attacks in just a few weeks.
Police are appealing for information after a woman was raped in Manchester city centre. Shortly after 11.50pm on Sunday 2 October 2016 police received a report that a 24-year-old woman had been raped on Wood Street in Manchester city centre.
An investigation has been launched and police are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Detective Inspector John Mulvihill, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, said: “I understand that an incident like this will cause concern and I want to assure the community that we have increased patrols in response. “We are very much in the early stages of our investigation and we are treating this as an isolated incident. “We are also working to provide the victim with support from specially trained officers. “This happened in the city centre, just off a busy road when people would have been around and seen something. “I would urge anybody who has information that can help our investigation to contact the police.” Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 2730 02/10/16 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. Police say it's not being linked to an attack on an 18-year-old girl on Wednesday 21st september 2016.
The victim was held down by a man and two women and robbed before she was raped in a carpark near Minshull Street.