An investigation has been launched into a serious sexually motivated attack in Drumahoe in County Londonderry.
A woman assaulted at knifepoint in a sexually motivated attack managed to fight off her attacker with a torch, police have said.Around 22:00 GMT on Friday a woman in her 20s was walking in Drumahoe Park when a man approached her from behind.
The man punched the woman to the side of her head, pulled her into nearby trees and pushed her to the ground at knifepoint, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.After a struggle the woman managed to strike the attacker in the face with her torch a number of times before breaking free and running for help.Det Insp Ross Olphert said: “Understandably the victim has been left traumatised and extremely distressed by this ordeal."Attacks like this are an attack on all of us.
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin said residents in Derry are concerned after a number of recent sexually motivated attacks."We have a number of victims who have been through the worst experience imaginable and police have had to increase their patrols to reassure people. "Violence like this is all too common place in our society and we have a long way to go before women and girls can feel safe just living their lives."Officers watched body-worn footage for 'entertainment'More police deployed after sexual assaults reported
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