A woman was subjected to a 'serious' sexual assault whilst walking on a residential street in Bolton in the early hours of this morning.
Police were called at 12.50am on Sunday morning to reports of a woman being attacked on Almond Street in the Farnworth area.
The woman is thought to have left a premises on Market Street before walking along Market Street, King Street, Albert Road, Harrowby Street and onto Almond Street - where the assault occurred.
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She is currently being supported by specially trained officers. GMP have not confirmed whether anyone has been arrested but are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
A cordon was in place on Almond Street at the junction of Ashworth Street for a number of hours on Sunday morning. Local residents described seeing crime scene investigation teams and detectives at the scene.
In a statement, GMP said: "This morning (Sunday 21 August 2022) at around 12:50am, officers received reports of a serious sexual assault of a woman on Almond Street, Farnworth in Bolton.
"The woman left a premises on Market Street, Farnworth at around 12:20am before walking via Market Street, King Street, Albert Road, Harrowby Street and the onto Almond Street where the incident occurred at around 12:50am.
"The woman is being supported by specialist officers and services and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident."
Anyone with any information, photos, videos, dashcam or CCTV footage regarding this incident should contact us on 0161 856 5757 or 101 quoting incident 144 of 21/08/2022.
Alternatively, you report information via www.gmp.police.uk or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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