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Last Updated: Thursday, 8 May, 2003, 11:43 GMT 12:43 UK
Teenager raped by masked man
The scene of the attack on Wolverhampton Road East
The victim was dragged into bushes where the attack happened

A 13-year-old girl has been raped by a man wearing a leather mask.

The girl was attacked as she walked home from school on a busy road in Wolverhampton between 1530 BST and 1610 BST on Tuesday.

A man dressed in leather grabbed her as she walked along Wolverhampton Road East, near St John's Methodist Church.

He dragged her into the bushes and raped her.

The victim told police she thought the man had a knife.

He is described as white, with dark hair, wearing leather trousers, jacket and a mask.

Anyone with information should contact Wolverhampton police.




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