A manhut is under way for a rapist after a woman was the victim of a terrifying day-time attack as she walked through a park.
The victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is receiving support from specially-trained officers after the horrifying attack in Haywards Heath, Sussex.She was walking through Clair Park in the late afternoon on 21 October, from the direction of Oathall Road, when she was approached in a wooded area by a man not known to her.
The man, described as being either black or of a mixed ethnic background, was wearing a black hooded top with a grey zip line and black jogging bottoms with cargo pockets.
Detective Chief Superintendent Karrie Bohanna said: “This was a highly distressing incident, and the victim is receiving support from our officers.
“We are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry, and since this report was received, officers have been carrying out high visibility patrols in the area.
“But we are appealing for witnesses or anyone in the area at the time who may have seen something suspicious to come forward.
“This also includes anyone with CCTV, doorbell, dashcam or mobile phone footage in the area at the time who has not already reported this to us.
“The victim described that it was still light outside, this incident happened at a time when lots of people may have been in the area, so we are urging people who may have information to come forward.”
Anyone with information on the incident can contact Sussex Police online or by calling 101 and quoting Operation Oakland.
