Police hunting man 'wearing three piece suit and carrying briefcase' after 'linked' sex attacks in Rochdale parks
Greater Manchester Police are searching for a man in a suit and carrying a briefcase following two linked sexual assaults in Rochdale parks. Authorities have released a description and are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the suspect.
Why it matters
The incident poses an immediate public safety concern in the Rochdale area and highlights an ongoing criminal investigation.
Two women have been attacked in Rochdale parks in separate serious sexual assaults which police believed are linked. Police were alerted to the first incident, said to have happened at Broadfield Park, in the town centre, at 6:15am this morning (Saturday, July 25). A woman said she was sexually assaulted by a man she didn't know. Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter Officers then received a report of a second attack, in Milnrow Memorial Park, at 8:38am. Again, a woman was said she was attacked by a man who was not known to her. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) say both victims have provided similar descriptions of the perpetrator and that they are treating them as linked. The force say they are now 'working at pace' to identify the man responsible.
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