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Police appeal over church rape

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Evening Standard

26/11/04 - London news section

Police appeal over church rape

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was brutally raped in a church courtyard.

The 27-year-old was dragged into the courtyard of St Mary's Newington Church, Kennington as she walked to a Tube station along Kennington Park Road at 10.30pm on Monday.

PC Ben Turner, of Southwark Sapphire Unit, said: "This is a particularly brutal attack and we are working very hard to trace the person responsible.

"Anyone walking to the tube station or waiting for a bus at that time may have seen a man forcing a young woman off the street. If you did see something, we urge you to contact us.

"We have no description of the suspect. We are unsure of ethnicity, but he is not thought to be white."

The victim is 5"5 with brown mid-length hair. She was wearing a white top and dark trousers.

Anyone with information about the attack should contact PC Ben Turner or DS Rupert Bonny, at Southwark Sapphire Unit on 020 7232 6182.

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londonnews/articles/14983590?version=1
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