Investigations into 'linked' sex attacks on girl and woman in Sheffield continue

Investigations into sex attacks on a woman and teenage girl in Sheffield are continuing today, with detectives believing them to be linked.
By Claire Lewis
Published 6th Apr 2021, 06:28 BST
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Two incidents were reported to South Yorkshire Police within the space of six hours and officers say they may be linked.

The first was reported at 8.20pm on Sunday, April 4 after a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on Deerlands Avenue, in Parson Cross.

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An unknown man is said to have got out of a car and approached the victim before assaulting her. He then left the scene in the vehicle, believed to be a black BMW.

Detectives are continuing to investigate two sex attacks in Sheffield after a woman and teenage girl were assaulted within the space of six hours (Photo: Getty)Detectives are continuing to investigate two sex attacks in Sheffield after a woman and teenage girl were assaulted within the space of six hours (Photo: Getty)
Detectives are continuing to investigate two sex attacks in Sheffield after a woman and teenage girl were assaulted within the space of six hours (Photo: Getty)

At around 2am the following day – Monday, April 5 – officers received a report of an incident on Bellhouse Road, Shiregreen.

An unknown man approached a woman in her 20s and made sexual remarks before sexually assaulting her.

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote incident 958 of April 4 or 88 of April 5.

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