Appeal after sex attack on 11-year-old girl
24 November 2012
Appeal type
CrimeIncident Date
23.11.12
Incident Location
Enfield
Description
Sapphire detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following a brutal sex attack on an 11-year-old girl in an Enfield park.
At 4.15pm on Friday 23 November the victim caught a bus home from school in Enfield town and alighted in Bury Street.
Whilst walking home on Galliards Road she was dragged in to Jubilee Park by the pitch and put area and subjected to a sex attack.
The victim returned home at about 7.45pm and is now in being treated in hospital.
The suspect is described as a black male with afro hair wearing a dark grey top and black baggy jeans.
Detective Inspector Simon Ellershaw, who is leading the investigation for the Sapphire Command said:
"This was a brutal attack on a defenceless 11-year-old girl on her way home from school and I am appealing for the public's help in catching the person responsible.
"We are interested in speaking to anyone who was in the Jubilee Park area between 4.15pm and 7.45pm on Friday evening, 23 November and may have seen anyone acting suspiciously or anyone following a girl in school uniform."
Any witnesses or anyone with information that could assist police should call the incident room on 0208 345 4326 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.