Woman, 19, attacked in busy area

A 19-year-old woman has suffered what police described as "a serious sexual assault" in York.

Police said the woman was attacked in Heslington Lane on Tuesday evening.

The woman was walking from Fulford between 2030 and 2045 GMT when she was approached by a man who pulled her into bushes before sexually assaulting her.

Officers said she broke free and ran to a friend's house in Heslington before calling them. Police have appealed for information from witnesses.

The attacker is described as white, between 5ft 10in and 6ft, quite heavily built with short dark hair, aged between 30 and 40 with a broad Yorkshire accent.

He was wearing blue jeans, a dark coloured zip-up hoodie and white trainers.

The attack happened near the Fulford Golf Club, not far from the University of York's sports centre.

Police believe the area was busy at the time of the incident with students playing sport nearby as well as pedestrians and motorists using the roads.