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Nelson detectives are
investigating a rape complaint after a 17-year-old woman told police she was
attacked by two men in Tahunanui early on Thursday. Detective Senior
Sergeant Wayne McCoy said the young woman, a visitor to Nelson, told police
she had been drinking with friends before she began walking past Centennial
Park towards a Tahunanui motel. She told police she saw
two men riding "double" on a mountainbike before she went to
relieve herself in a bush. She was then allegedly
raped by the men, who were aged between 15 and 25. She said they left on
foot, leaving the mountainbike behind. Mr McCoy said the young
woman told police the men gagged her, possibly with a T-shirt, during the
assault. Because she had been
drinking, the exact time of the attack was unclear, but it was believed to
have been some time between 1am and 4am. Police were to examine
the bicycle for fingerprints on Thursday. Six detectives are working on the
case, conducting inquiries and a scene examination. Police are keen to
identify the owner of the bicycle, a blue Tarini Tornado, or anyone who saw
it in Tahunanui from midnight until 4am Thursday. It was possible it had
been stolen, Mr McCoy said. |
