ARREST MADE AFTER A TEENAGE BOY WAS ATTACKED AND RAPED IN ECCLES

A cordon was put around an the top end of Church Street on Saturday the 22nd of June 2019, it would seem that sadly the reason being was that police were called by hospital staff to reports that a teenage boy had been sexually assaulted in Eccles. 

Officers attended the hospital and established that the 17-year-old male victim had been walking through Eccles Town Centre on his way home at around midnight when he became engaged in conversation with a man who had began walking with him.

As they walked through Eccles Parish Church graveyard, the man punched the youth in the stomach before then proceeding to rape him.

Forensic officers attended the scene and a cordon was in place whilst investigative work was carried out. This has since been lifted.

The victim is being supported by specially trained officers. 

Following police enquiries, a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape later that day. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries. 

Detective Constable Stephen Hough, of GMP’s Salford district, said:

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“Specialist officers are continuing to support the teenager and his family as he recovers from this horrific ordeal and we’re continuing to work hard to ensure the person responsible is held to account. 

“Whilst we have arrested a man as part of our enquiries, our investigation remains ongoing and we know that a man and woman driving a silver car dropped the teenager off at hospital at around 01:40am.

“I want to stress that they aren’t in any trouble but we really need to speak to them as part of our enquiries so I would appeal directly to them to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 5235 or 101 quoting incident number 268 of 22/06/2019, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.