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Glasgow Evening Times An English tourist was raped after
being dragged from a secluded track near a beauty spot in New Zealand, police
confirmed today. The 27-year-old woman was attacked
as she walked between the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and the Haruru Falls car
park in Northland in New Zealand's North Island. The attack happened between 5.30pm
and 6pm on Tuesday. New Zealand Police said the
attacker was barefoot and spoke with an American accent. He was described as white, in his
mid to late 30s, athletically built, with short dark brown hair. He was wearing blue jeans, a navy
blue T-shirt and carrying a full backpack. Police said efforts were still
being made to try to find the attacker but so far no arrests had been made. A spokesman said it was not known
whether the woman had decided to return to the UK as a result of the attack,
but she was currently still in Northland. It is understood she was in the
country on a working holiday. A resident from a house nearby said
the woman had come to her asking for help after being attacked. The incident comes two months
after the murder of British backpacker Karen Aim. The 26-year-old, from Orkney, was
killed as she made her way home from a night out in the North Island town of
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