Woman sexually assaulted after night out

A woman has been subjected to a "disturbing sexual attack" while walking home from a night out, police have said.

The victim, who is in her 20s, told police she had been followed by a man from Call Lane in Leeds before being attacked at a bus stop near Asda House in Great Wilson Street at about 01:45 GMT.

West Yorkshire Police said the suspect, described as being of Asian appearance, aged in his 30s, and wearing a dark, hooded top, had then fled the scene.

Appealing for witnesses, Det Ch Insp James Entwistle said: "This is clearly a very disturbing sexual attack by a stranger on a lone woman walking home from a night out in the city centre and we are carrying out urgent and extensive enquiries to identify the man responsible."

He added: "We are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed any part of the incident or saw the man following the victim at any point along the route she took from Call Lane to Great Wilson Street.

"As part of our enquiries, we are conducting a detailed trawl of surrounding CCTV and would like to hear from anyone who was driving in the area around the time and may have dashcam footage that could assist us.

"We recognise that an incident of this nature will cause understandable concern in the community, particularly at a time of year when people are going out to Christmas parties and other events, and we are liaising closely with our neighbourhood policing colleagues who are increasing their patrols of the area to reassure people."

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