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Crouch End attack: 15-year-old girl raped by stranger in alleyway, police say

The scene of the attack in Crouch End: Google Streetview
The scene of the attack in Crouch End: Google Streetview

A 15-year-old girl was raped by a stranger in an alleyway in a horrific attack in north London, police said.

The attacker is thought to have chased the victim as she ran away in terror after the ordeal in Crouch End.

Police said the attack happened as the girl walked along an alleyway in Nelson Road, near the corner of Tottenham Lane.

As the girl ran from her attacker, bystanders shouted at him to stop.

Police were called six weeks after the attack, which happened between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on December 2, after the victim told her teacher about it.

Detective Constable Matthew Cron from the Met’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command, said: "This was a horrific attack on a young girl by an unknown suspect.

"We believe that a number of people saw the suspect as he ran from the scene, and we would urge them or anyone else with information, or who saw anyone suspicious in the Nelson Road area on that day, to come forward."

Police said they are looking for a white man, aged between 30 and 50, around 6ft tall and with a ruddy complexion.

Anyone with information should call police on 02072302260 or 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.