Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 11th October 2024, at 10:45hrs
Two Women were allegedly assaulted in two separate incidents earlier this month
Detectives investigating the attack on two women in Liverpool City Centre have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to come forward.
In an appeal made, Merseyside Police said,
“We are releasing a CCTV image of a man who may have information following two assaults in Liverpool city centre on Sunday 6 October.
At around 2am, it was reported that a man approached two women in a car park on Grayson Street. Following a brief altercation, one of the women sustained a minor facial injury and the male fled the scene on foot.
Around ten minutes later, it was reported that a woman was assaulted by a man on Hurst Street and suffered a minor neck injury. The suspect fled the area on foot.
Inquiries are ongoing into both incidents and at this stage we believe that they are linked.
As part of an ongoing investigation, we are asking anyone who recognises the man pictured to please get in touch because we believe he could have information to assist our inquiries.
Detective Inspector Mike Fletcher said: “We are taking these two incidents extremely seriously and we want to speak with this man as soon as possible because we believe he could have information to assist our ongoing investigation.
“If you are the man pictured, or you recognise him, please come forward as a matter of urgency.
“I understand that these reports will be concerning and we want local residents and visitors to the city centre to feel safe at all times.
“As a force, we will explore all possibilities to help reduce all forms of crime and this includes working closely with partners on a range of different measures, which includes enhanced CCTV coverage and increased lighting.
“We will continue to listen to the voices of women and girls to understand what more policing can do to keep them safe, and will put effective measures in place to respond to those fears and concerns. We are relentless in our commitment to pursue and bring perpetrators to justice in order to keep all of our communities safe, build trust and confidence with them and to improve the outcomes for victims and survivors.
“We have been working hard over the last three years to prevent Violence against Women and Girl (VAWG) and we continue to look at ways to improve our service to women and girls.
“Last month we launched our #TakingAction campaign to focus on putting the voices of women and girls at the heart of the work to tackle VAWG.
“I would really like to urge anyone who may be a victim of abuse, or know someone who is a victim, to please reach out for help. We take reports extremely seriously, and we are here to listen and support you and bring perpetrators to justice.”
If you recognise the male pictured or have any information, you can call 101 or DM @MerPolCC on social media, quoting reference number 24000853284.
For more information on what we’re doing to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls please visit http://www.merseyside.police.uk/vawg
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