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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Wootton-Cane

No rape took place outside Epsom church, police say after sex attack reports triggered protests

An alleged rape that triggered a string of protests in Epsom after police were unable to release descriptions of suspects was a “confused report”, police have said.

Officers in the Surrey town received reports that a woman was raped by several men who followed her home from a nightclub on 11 April. The incident sparked protests after detectives said the force did not have sufficient information to release descriptions of the suspects.

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