A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Sheffield

Anyone who saw anything is asked to contact the Police

A teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Sheffield.

It happened in a wood near Parson Cross yesterday afternoon just before 4pm where the 14-year-old was attacked by a man as she walked through the Tongue Gutter area off Deerlands Avenue,

Police have put extra patrols in place.

South Yorkshire Police said:

“A number of inquiries are underway, including CCTV trawls of the local area and officers will be carrying out extra patrols.”

Sheffield North East Neighborhoods Inspector Alec Gibbons said:

“The victim is receiving support from officers after what must have been a traumatic ordeal and we have put extra patrols in place in the local area.

“If you have any questions or concerns you would like to raise with the officers, please speak to them if you see them in your local area.

“They’re there to help you and help keep you safe.”

Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact police:

You can contact the Police on 101, quoting incident number 921 of 27 June 2024.

You can also submit information via an online reporting portal: https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/.

If you wish to submit information anonymously, you can do so through Crimestoppers by calling them on 0800 555 111 or by submitting a form on their website at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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