A 14-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted in Sheffield

Anyone who saw anything is being asked to contact Police

Author: Julie CastonPublished 28th Jun 2024

A teenage girl has been sexually assaulted in Sheffield.

It happened in woodland near Parson Cross yesterday afternoon just before 4pm where the 14-year-old was reportedly attacked by a man as she walked through the Tongue Gutter area near Deerlands Avenue,

Police have put extra patrols in place.

South Yorkshire Police have said:

"A number of enquiries, including CCTV trawls of the local area, are being carried out and officers will be carrying out additional patrols. "

Sheffield North East Neighbourhoods Inspector Alec Gibbons said:

"The victim is receiving support from officers after what must have been a traumatic ordeal and we have put extra patrols in place in the local area.

"If you have any queries or concerns that you wish to raise with officers, please speak to them if you see them in the local area.

"They are there to help and to help you keep safe."

Anyone with any information is being encouraged to contact police:

You can contact Police on 101, quoting incident number 921 of 27 June 2024.

You can also submit information via an online reporting portal: https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/.

If you wish to submit information anonymously, you can do so via Crimestoppers by calling them on 0800 555 111 or by submitting a form on their website at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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