A WOMAN was pushed to the floor and sexually assaulted by the entrance to a historic castle in a horrific attack. The young victim had been walking along Lenton Road in Nottingham city centre shortly before 1am on Thursday morning when she was assaulted. Close to the entrance to Nottingham Castle, a man approached her before pushing the young woman to the floor and sexually assaulting her. A 20-year-old man was later arrested and remains in police custody.
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Detective Inspector Nicole Milner, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a distressing incident for the young woman involved and we have been working hard over the last 48 hours to understand exactly what happened. “As a result of our investigations so far we have identified a car – potentially a BMW – that passed by this incident. “The driver of that car then kindly offered the victim a lift home.".
Detectives are desperately appealing for this passing driver to come forward as he may have seen at least part of what happened. DI Milner added: “Although he is not a suspect, we believe that this man has vital information about what happened and we urge him to come forward without delay. “We would also like to hear from anyone else who was driving in the Lenton Road area at about 1am on Thursday morning to come forward with any relevant dashcam footage they may have.”.
