Police appeal after woman assaulted in churchyard

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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