CCTV footage captures rape suspect

Police want anyone who recognises the man to come forward

Police have released CCTV images of a man they suspect of raping a woman in Reading, Berkshire.

Officers investigating the attack say the suspect may be from Carnoustie, in Angus, in the north-east of Scotland.

The CCTV images were released on Friday, exactly two months after the 35-year-old woman was raped in the town centre.

Police have also renewed their appeal for a man seen on camera with the suspect on the night of the attack to come forward.

The victim of the attack on Friday, 31 May, was in the Station Road area when a man started harassing her.

Two men with him asked the victim if she was all right and if their acquaintance was bothering her.

The victim has been very brave and helpful, despite her ordeal, and we owe it to her to find the man who put her through such an horrific incident Detective Inspector Dave Hubbard

They then walked off, unaware - police believe - of what was about to happen.

The victim also began to walk off but was dragged into an alleyway that runs along the side of Zorba's Cafe and raped.

Police say the rapist spoke with a Scottish accent and told the victim he was from Carnoustie.

After the attack, he then went to Bar Oz where he was captured on CCTV.

Detective Inspector Dave Hubbard said: "The offender began speaking to the victim in an English accent and then changed to a Scottish accent when he realised she was from Scotland also.

"He told her he was half Scottish and from the town of Carnoustie.

"The victim believes the accent was fake, but we need to establish if this man has any links with the area and if there are people who recognise him."