WITNESS FOUND AFTER A WOMAN WAS RAPED NEAR TO DEANSGATE LOCKS

Sometime between 3am and 4am on Tuesday 11 April 2017 a 40 year-old woman left Lola Lo’s nightclub on Deansgate Locks and got into what she believed to be a taxi.

The next thing the woman recalls was her attack, which she describes as being by water. The woman was pinned against a wall and raped before managing to run away towards Laystall Street.

Following a police investigation a potential witness has now been traced and officers would like to thank the public for their help.

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Mossop from GMP's Serious Sexual Offences Unit said: "We continuing our investigation and have now spoken to a man who may be able to help us as a potential witness.

"The woman was raped and subjected to a terrifying ordeal and we’re keen to speak to anyone who was in the Whitworth Street area or has CCTV or dash-cam footage from between 3 and 4am on Tuesday 11 April.”

Anyone with information can contact 0161 856 1911, 101 quoting incident number 658 of 12/04/17, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.