Police hunt three men after rape

Police are hunting three men in connection with the attack

A 37-year-old woman has been raped after being followed into an alleyway by three men in Leeds.

The woman also suffered minor injuries in the attack on Tuesday evening, in Meadow Road, Garforth.

Police said she had been walking along the alley when she was approached by three strangers, who had followed her after she got off a number 18 bus.

One of the men grabbed the woman as she tried to pass and hit her head against the wall, before raping her.

The woman raised the alarm and the police were called.

The alleyway has since been cordoned off and the scene examined for evidence.

West Yorkshire Police want to trace a woman who had been walking a Labrador dog nearby at the time.

Police said the victim had been left "extremely shaken".

Det Supt Steve Payne said: "This is an extremely rare occurrence and it is essential that the community does all that it can to help this investigation.

Men's descriptions

The rapist is described as white, about 6ft (1.8m) tall, aged about 37, of medium build with short, shaved brown hair.

He was wearing dark tracksuit bottoms with a Velcro fastening at the bottom of the leg and white trainers with prominent stitching.

The second man was also white, in his mid to late-20s with blond hair, which was short at the back and sides with the fringe sticking up.

He was wearing jeans, a blue hooded sweatshirt top with a white stripe on the hood and black brogue shoes.

No description is available for the third man.

Police said the two men who witnessed the attack should come forward now to "make things a lot easier for themselves."