Woman ‘sexually assaulted’ on UK practice service as police launch picture of man
A woman reported being sexually assaulted on a train between Birmingham and Derby after a man sat next to her. British Transport Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to
British Transport Police have released an image of a man (stock)
British Transport Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted on a train. The alleged incident unfolded on a train in the West Midlands.
A woman was travelling on a train between Birmingham and Derby just after 9am on September 21 when she reported that a man sat next to her. She said he repeatedly commented on her appearance before sexually assaulting her.
The man got off the train at Derby station, said police. Detectives are keen to speak to the man in the image as he may have information that could assist their ongoing investigation.
The man got off the train at Derby station, said police(Image: British Transport Police)
Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 76 of September 22.
Information can also be given to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Meanwhile, two men who were arrested during an investigation into a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford have been rearrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service, Counter Terrorism Policing said.
Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said it was “highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement” in the activity that took place close to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on September 27.
A 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, both from the borough of Westminster, London, were re-arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service under Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023. The country to which the investigation relates is Iran, CTP said.
The 24-year-old man had been initially arrested on September 27 near RAF Fairford and the 25-year-old was initially arrested on October 1 in Westminster. The other five men arrested during the investigation remain on police bail.
Counter terror police launched an investigation after three vans were discovered near the base. The base is home to the US’s intelligence operations centres for Europe and Africa, as well as a Nato intelligence hub, according to the Central Intelligence Agency’s website.
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