Teenage girl raped in Bristol city centre alleyway

Detectives investigating the rape of a teenage girl in Bristol city centre have released CCTV images of two people they’d like to speak to immediately in connection with the ‘truly awful’ incident.

The young girl was out socialising in the city centre in summer 2021 when she met a boy who separated her from her friends before he attacked her in an alleyway.

Police now want to identify a teenage boy, as they’d like to speak to him in connection with the offence.

They also want to identify two potential witnesses who were in the area around the time the incident happened as they may have information that could help obtain justice for the victim.

Detective Constable Toby Hayes, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: “This was a truly awful offence on an innocent young girl.

“We’ve worked tirelessly to investigate this incident but regrettably we are yet to identify the offender.

“Due to nature of the offence and the ages of those involved we’ve been keen to protect them from this incident being reported in the media and talked about online however we have now reached a point in our inquiry where we need the public’s help.

“We’re releasing an image of a young man dressed all in black who we hope the public might be able to tell us who he is.

“We’re also asking for the public’s help to identify an adult and a young child in other images we’re releasing as we think they may have witnessed part of the incident.”

Det Cons Hayes said he appreciated the CCTV images aren’t of the best quality, but police still hope someone might recognise those in them.

The victim and her family are being kept updated throughout the investigation and have access to specialist support.

“What she went through was horrendous and I’d like to praise her for the bravery and courage she continues to show while we try to catch her attacker,” Det Cons Hayes added.

Anyone who recognises any of the three people in the images is asked to phone 101 and provide the call handler with the reference 5221144902.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their Anonymous Online Form.