Police investigating reports of rape in Ore

A woman was raped in Ore in the early hours of this morning (Friday, March 10).
A bus stop in Beaconsfield Road, Hastings, where a woman was reportedly raped SUS-171003-113501001A bus stop in Beaconsfield Road, Hastings, where a woman was reportedly raped SUS-171003-113501001
A bus stop in Beaconsfield Road, Hastings, where a woman was reportedly raped SUS-171003-113501001

The victim, a 24-year-old local woman, was walking home from the town centre when she was assaulted at around 3.20am.

She had walked via Queens Road, St James Road and Mount Pleasant Road, but it is believed the attack took place at a bus stop near the junction of Parker Road and Beaconsfield Road.

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The suspect, who grabbed the woman from behind, has been described as a white man wearing grey jeans.

The 24-year-old woman was walking home from the town centre when she was attacked, police said SUS-171003-113517001The 24-year-old woman was walking home from the town centre when she was attacked, police said SUS-171003-113517001
The 24-year-old woman was walking home from the town centre when she was attacked, police said SUS-171003-113517001

Officers are making enquiries in the area and additional patrols have been deployed.

Anyone with any information is asked to email [email protected] or report it online at sussex.police.uk/contact-us/response-to-appeal.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or by visiting www.crimestoppers-uk.org or phone police on 101.

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The suspect is described as a white man wearing grey jeans SUS-171003-113531001The suspect is described as a white man wearing grey jeans SUS-171003-113531001
The suspect is described as a white man wearing grey jeans SUS-171003-113531001

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