Police appeal for witnesses after rape of young woman

The 20-year-old victim was spotted distressed and wrapped in a duvet in Dundee on Saturday night.

Police appeal for witnesses after rape of young woman STV

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was raped in Dundee.

The 20-year-old victim was spotted distressed and wrapped in a duvet in Kirk Street, Dundee, at around 11.50pm on Saturday.

Officers attended following reports of concern for the woman and are treating the incident as serious sexual assault.

Detective inspector Marc Lorente, of Dundee CID, said: “The woman would’ve been very distinctive as she was wrapped in a duvet with a strong Liverpool accent and clearly very distressed just before midnight on Saturday.

“We’re trying to establish the full circumstances so we’re appealing to anyone who has any information or saw anything suspicious in the Kirk Street area around that time to contact us.”

If you have any information, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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