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A girl, 15, was sexually assaulted in Adelaide's northern suburbs last week - the third attack in the area injust two weeks. In the latest incident, a girl was sexually assaulted on the grounds of the Salisbury North Primary School, Bagsters Rd, in Salisbury North about 7.45pm on Friday. She told police about the incident yesterday. Four young men approached the girl and began talking to her, then physically and sexually assaulted her before she lost consciousness. She regained consciousness after the men had gone and phoned a family member for help. She needed treatment for injuries to her face. Police said tne victim is thought to have been known to her attackers. The first attacker was about 19 years old, 165cm and clean shaven. He had a skinny, but toned build, broad shoulders and a shaved head. He was wearing a black singlet. The second man is described as being in his 20s. He had a skinny build and was taller than 165cm. He had short, spiky blond hair and a pierced right eyebrow He was wearing black pants and tan Colorado boots. An 18-year-old woman was raped by two men at Clearview last Saturday. The men bundled her into a Commodore and attacked her after parking on the street. The first incident occurred last week at Pooraka. A 16-year-old was raped by two men. Police believe the incident was linked to the Clearview attack. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Adelaide Advertiser (7-4-2005) |
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POLICE have warned women in Adelaide's northern suburbs to be on the alert after the abduction of a second woman in the area in as many weeks. They are investigating the attack on the 18-year-old woman on Walton Ave, Clearview, about 11 pm on Saturday night. Two men bundled her into a green or dark blue VT or VX Commodore, parked on the street, before raping her. Police believe the vicious attack is linked to an attack last week at Pooraka in which a 16 year-old girl was snatched on Maxwell Rd, before an attempt was made to rape her. Detective Senior Sergeant, Peter Shanahan, from the Sexual Crime Investigation Unit, warned women to: STAY in well-lit areas. WALK with a friend. STAY "alert", walk confidently. GO to the nearest place of help if something happened. Adelaide Advertiser (6-4-2005) |
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Two sexual assaults less than a week apart in Pooraka and Clearview are linked and the attackers may strike again, police say. "We're clearly concerned these men might strike again,"Sen-Sgt Peter Shanahan, from The Sexual Crime Investigation Branch told the News Review Messenger. "Both victims are seriously traumatised and we need to make sure we catch these men". Police have issued a warning to women in the area urging them to be vigilant. In the latest attack a woman, 18, was abducted by two men while she was walked along Walton Ave, Clearview, on Saturday, April 2, at about 11pm. She was grabbed from behind by two men and dragged into a dark green, or blue, Commordore sedan and assaulted. She was released after a short time and the attackers drove off. It followed an attack on a girl, 16, in Pooraka on Monday, March 28. The girl was walking along Maxwell Road between 3:30pm and 4:30pm when she was dragged into a car of a similar description. She was assaulted by two men and later dropped off in the Elizabeth area. Sen-Sgt Shanahan would not discuss the details of the incidents but said "the nature of the attacks had escalated." He said the victims description of the two men were "strikingly similar". One man is caucasian, aged mid to late 20's, about 180cm tall, with a muscular build, shaved head and goatee beard. The second man is aged in his early 20's, about 180cm tall, with tanned skin, brown, scraggly, collar-length hair and a peircing in his right eyebrow. Sen-Sgt Shanhan said police had received a number of calls from the public with information about the attacks, but there were no suspects at this stage. Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers. SA News Review (13-4-2005) |
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