- Mobile site
- E-Newsletters
-
- News feed
- Find us on Twitter
@dailyecho
Daily Echo on Twitter
@the_saints
Saints News on Twitter
SceneSouth
Leisure news on Twitter
- Find us on Facebook
Facebook
Daily Echo on Facebook
Investigation launched into city sex attack (From Daily Echo)
When news happens, text SDE and your photos or videos to 80360. Or contact us by email and phone.
Investigation launched into city sex attack
8:29am Saturday 6th October 2012 in News
Police probe city sex attack
DETECTIVES are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a young woman in a car in Southampton.
The 20-year-old victim was in a vehicle on the way home from a night out with friends when she said she was attacked, near to Gordon Avenue in Portswood.
She has told police the assault took place in a car, and she then got out near Gordon Avenue, off Portswood Road.
The woman was not injured and is being supported by police and receiving specialist victim support while detectives investigate the attack.
A team of officers is understood to be trying to establish where she got in the vehicle, and whether it was a private car or a taxi.
They are also attempting to identify any available CCTV footage from the area.
A force spokesman said the attack, which happened between midnight and 12.40am on Wednesday, is believed to be an “isolated incident”.
Anyone with information should call the Western Area CID Team at Southampton Central Police Station on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Comments(5)
Uberarticuno
says...
9:21am Sat 6 Oct 12
userds5050 wrote:Does seem like that'd save a lot of investigation time.
So whos car was she in?
They don't even know whether it was a taxi or not yet? Surely she could answer that pretty easily.
Shame things like this happen. Knowing not to get into cars with strangers is like anti-rape 101.
Uberarticuno
says...
9:22am Sat 6 Oct 12
Uberarticuno wrote:Just realized that I made it sound like it was her fault, I don't believe it was, it was obviously the person who did its fault.
userds5050 wrote:Does seem like that'd save a lot of investigation time.
So whos car was she in?
They don't even know whether it was a taxi or not yet? Surely she could answer that pretty easily.
Shame things like this happen. Knowing not to get into cars with strangers is like anti-rape 101.
userds5050
says...
9:27am Sat 6 Oct 12
Uberarticuno wrote:There used to be a lot of media and stuff about not getting into unlicensed cabs. Pretty harrowing but it stuck in peoples' minds.
Uberarticuno wrote:Just realized that I made it sound like it was her fault, I don't believe it was, it was obviously the person who did its fault.
userds5050 wrote:Does seem like that'd save a lot of investigation time.
So whos car was she in?
They don't even know whether it was a taxi or not yet? Surely she could answer that pretty easily.
Shame things like this happen. Knowing not to get into cars with strangers is like anti-rape 101.
Uberarticuno
says...
9:42pm Sat 6 Oct 12
userds5050 wrote:It seems like common sense to me, I'm a 20 year old male, I would never get into a strangers car. I consider myself quite strong but would still never risk it.
Uberarticuno wrote:There used to be a lot of media and stuff about not getting into unlicensed cabs. Pretty harrowing but it stuck in peoples' minds.
Uberarticuno wrote:Just realized that I made it sound like it was her fault, I don't believe it was, it was obviously the person who did its fault.
userds5050 wrote:Does seem like that'd save a lot of investigation time.
So whos car was she in?
They don't even know whether it was a taxi or not yet? Surely she could answer that pretty easily.
Shame things like this happen. Knowing not to get into cars with strangers is like anti-rape 101.
I wouldn't get into a car with a woman, **** can still happen. Never risk it.
This media needs to start again, apparently people didn't notice.
userds5050 says...
9:09am Sat 6 Oct 12