{"id":572305,"date":"2025-11-15T15:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/572305\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:53:12","slug":"urgent-hunt-for-man-after-teenager-sexually-assaulted-in-city-centre-attack-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/572305\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent hunt for man after teenager sexually assaulted in city centre attack | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tPolcie are hunting for a man after a teenager was sexually assaulted in the middle of a city centre (Picture: Hampshire Police)<\/p>\n

Police are urgently hunting for a man after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in the middle of a city centre. <\/p>\n

An 18-year-old woman was inappropriately touched and spoken to on West Street in Andover at around 4pm on October 23.<\/p>\n

Hampshire<\/a> Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to. <\/p>\n

He has been described as white, 6ft 2ins tall and aged between 30 and 40.<\/p>\n

He is also said to have a skinny build, while having dark brown\u00a0hair\u00a0and a moustache.<\/p>\n

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In the image, he is seen wearing a dark puffer jacket, jeans a red and white cap, and sunglasses. <\/p>\n

Police said: \u2018We believe the man in this image can help us with our\u00a0investigation\u00a0and would urge him, or anyone who knows his identity, to get in touch with us.<\/p>\n

\u2018If you recognise the man, or have information that could assist our investigation, please call 101 quoting reference 44250480605.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tIn the image, he is seen wearing a dark puffer jacket, jeans a red and white cap, and sunglasses (Picture: Hampshire Police)<\/p>\n

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