A 17-year-old
girl was on a night out to the Tower Hamlets nightclub in London with some
friends after which she separated from them, on September 29.
Following a
separation from her friends, the teen girl found herself in a vulnerable
situation which resulted in her being assaulted sexually by different men at
three separate times within a space of one hour as was captured on surveillance
camera.
From a
report which was released by the police last Friday, the teenager was heading
to her home in central London when she got caught up in a triple attack which
occurred between 11.55 pm September 29 and 12.55 am September 30.
The footage
shows the girl walking down the street with a man following her who suddenly
leads her through what appears like a doorway. Whereas the man is not seen
again, components of the teenager’s attire were later found close by.
Soon after
she comes out from the first attack, surveillance captures a bearded man on a
bike trailing the girl as she walks down the street. She gets attacked by this
second man, and then the camera shows her emerging after a while with her
clothes ruffled. The footage also shows the bearded man going away from the
scene.
A third
attack which most likely involved up to three men occurred some minutes later,
according police report.
The
surveillance camera picked up a 3rd man walking down another street
different from the locations of the first two attacks. From the footage, the
man is seen meeting up with two shadowy figures in a dark corner.
Then, the
man goes towards a place with some cars parked around. Investigators suggest
that the girl was sexually assaulted at this spot for the third time.
At this
final spot also, a concerned passerby who saw the 17-year-old lying helpless on
the ground contacted authority.
The Met police
have kick started a public awareness campaign calling on the general public who
might have some information about the suspects as described in the report to
come forward.
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