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Bay of Plenty Times Police are
hunting a man after a woman claimed she was raped in a Tauranga cemetery _
the night after she said a similar attempt had been made by the same man and
his friends. The
20-year-old from Tauranga was out socialising and drinking on The Strand on
Friday night when she left with five men who she knew casually. Detective
Sergeant Darryl Brazier said the group walked through town and when they
arrived outside the library on Willow St between 1am and 2am one man grabbed
her and the five attempted to sexually assault her. ''She
inflicted an injury on one of them,'' he said. Mr Brazier
would not elaborate on what damage the woman did to the offender. The next
night at 10pm the woman was on her way home from work when she was grabbed by
one of the men. ''She was
attacked from behind by a male who dragged her into the cemetery,'' Mr
Brazier said. The
cemetery is on the corner of Fraser St and 18th Ave. ''He
knocked her over and she struck her head on a headstone. He then
raped her and took off.'' Mr Brazier
said the woman was conscious during the rape and extremely traumatised. ''She's
undergone a fairly horrific ordeal,'' Mr Brazier said. ''She
received quite bad bruising and abrasions, and obviously swelling to her head
wound.'' She has
received medical treatment and been offered Victim Support. Mr Brazier
said the man who raped the woman on Saturday night had known her for a little
while but they were not in any sort of relationship. He was a friend of other
friends she knew, he said. Police
will be looking at CCTV footage to attempt to identify the five men involved
in the Friday night attack. If you
have any information, contact Detective Constable Darren Nicholas or
Detective Sergeant Darryl Brazier at Tauranga police on 577 4300 or
anonymously on 0800 SPEAK UP. |
