CCTV appeal over Leeds car park sex attackpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021
New details have been released of a sexual assault which took place in Leeds after a woman got into a car believing it was a taxi.
A 21-year-old woman got into a Volkswagen Golf at The New Bay Horse pub in Leeds during the August bank holiday weekend. She was attacked after the driver took her to a car park in Middleton Grove, police said.
The woman had been on a night out with friends in Hunslet and was left "traumatised" following the serious sexual assault in Car Park A of the John Charles Centre for Sport on Sunday 29 August.
Police said following the assault the attacker drove the victim near to her home. The woman then contacted police at about 23:15.
The suspect is described as Asian, in his early 20s, about 5ft 10ins tall, with short brown hair and a short trimmed beard.
As part of the investigation into the incident, CCTV pictures have been released of the suspect's car passing various cameras on the journey.
The registration of the car is not visible, but expert analysis concluded it was a silver or grey Volkswagen Golf Mk6, thought to have been manufactured between 2008 and 2013, officers said.
Det Insp Damian Roebuck said: "We hope the information on the car, along with the physical description of the offender and the locations and timings involved, will mean someone will recognise him."
Anyone who recognises the car, or details of the suspect, is asked to contact police.