Police appeal to find good samaritan following assault in Brookside
West Mercia Police is appealing to members of the local community in Brookside who may have witnessed an assault on Wednesday 23 March.
The incident occurred between 3.50pm and 4.30pm when the victim, a teenage girl, was walking on the footpath off Brookside Avenue.
She was grabbed by the shoulders from behind and pushed against a brick wall. A male voice told her to shut up, and pulled her hair while forcing her face against the wall. An unknown passerby intervened and the man ran off. The girl sustained grazing to the face during the attack.
The offender is described as a white man around 5ft 9ins tall and is thought to be of a skinny build with short grey hair. At the time of the incident he was wearing black trousers and a black T-shirt.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have information about the incident, particularly the man who stopped to help, and urge them to call 101 quoting incident reference number 480S of Wednesday 23 March.
If you want to give information but don't want to give your name you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or use their anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers.org.uk. Crimestoppers are not part of the police, when you contact them you won't be identified. The only person who knows you have given information is you.
