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 Police are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on Victoria Park in Leicester.

The incident happened at around 12.45pm on Saturday November 8, 2008 as the victim was walking along the footpath on Victoria Park towards the university campus.

As she passed the tennis courts and the war memorial, a man standing on the footpath approached her before attempting to talk to the victim and then sexually assaulted her.

Following the assault, the victim kept walking along to the footpath with the man following her and when she reached the campus site, he left.

He is described as being of Asian appearance with a pale complexion, in his late twenties, around 5'6" tall and of medium build. He had short black hair and was wearing a grey and cream tracksuit with a grey baseball cap. He was scruffy in appearance and had a scar above his lip on the right side.

PC Rachel Hewitt, who is investigating the incident, said: "This was naturally an upsetting experience for this woman and we're hoping the general public may be able to help us find the person responsible.

"We'd like to speak to anyone who was in the area, or passing through the park, in the hours of Saturday afternoon who may have seen this incident or this man.

"Victoria Park is a popular route for people to take on their way home or into the city. Were you in the park at around this time? Did you see anything out of the ordinary? "If so, we need you to contact us."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC 4657 Rachel Hewitt at Welford Road LPU on Leicester (0116) 222 2222, follow the instructions to leave a message for a police officer and when prompted key in the officer's identification number 4657. Alternatively contact Crimestoppers, which his free* and anonymous on 0800 555 111.

* Please note, some mobile ‘phone service providers may charge for this call

Issued on 11/11/08 at 12:01 Crime reference number: CW/06157/08-1

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