Police appeal after woman assaulted in churchyard
St Werburgh's Church in Derby is at the centre of the police witness appeal
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted by a man in a city centre churchyard.
She had been sitting on a wall in the grounds of St Werburgh’s Church, in Cheapside, Derby, just after 04:00 BST on Sunday.
It is said she was approached by a man who then assaulted her a short time later.
Derbyshire Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area around that time.
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