Officers will be carrying out extra patrols in Levenshulmeafter a girl was raped.
On Friday 30th December a 12-year-old girl disclosed to police that she had been raped while walking in Levenshulme.
The young girl has reported that the incident happened on Tuesday 22nd November 2016, when she was walking along Chapel Street near to the Horseshoe pub when a man came from behind and dragged her into an alleyway which runs behind Cardus Street.
The man was described as wearing dark clothing, a woollen balaclava which had two eye holes and he was over 6ft tall.
Chief Inspector, John-Paul Ruffle, from GMP’s City of Manchester Team, said: “The girl is understandably very distressed and we continue to offer her our help and support. Extra officers will be patrolling the area, so please feel free to approach them. Whilst they will not be able to go into the details of the investigation, they will try and answer any questions or concerns you have.”
If you have any concerns or want to speak to someone to pass on information, or report a sexual offence, you can contact police on 101.
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