Police launch urgent hunt for 11-year-old boy who ‘sexually assaulted’ woman in broad daylight
Police have launched an urgent hunt for a boy aged 11 or 12 schoolboy who allegedly “sexually assaulted” a woman in broad daylight.
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The alleged incident took place at around noon in Woodford, Northants on December 17.
The pre-teenager approached the woman before touching her inappropriately, according to Northamptonshire Police.
The force is now urgently seeking any eyewitness accounts as they hunt the schoolboy.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said today: "Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in Woodford.
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"The incident happened on Tuesday, December 17, between 12pm and 12.30pm, when a boy approached a woman and touched her inappropriately.
"The suspect is described as a white boy, aged 11 to 12 years, with short, light brown hair and wearing a black bomber jacket and blue jeans.
"He walked away in the direction of Mill Road.
"Witnesses or anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101."