Police have appealed to the publicfor witnesses and knowledge to search out the offender.

A person in his 30s was raped within the centre of Liverpool within the early hours of Saturday, BBC reported. Police cordoned off St John’s Gardens following studies a person was attacked there by one other man at 4.30 am. After the assault, the assailant additionally took a bit of jewelry the person was carrying on the time and fled in direction of Lime Road Station.

Quickly after, emergency companies attended the scene and the world was cordoned off to the general public.

Chief Inspector Dave Currie from Merseyside Police stated, ”We’re within the very early phases of investigating this incident and officers stay within the space to hold out preliminary enquiries. I perceive incidents of this nature will trigger concern, however please be reassured that we take all studies of rape and sexual assault extraordinarily significantly and we’re decided to search out the individual accountable.”

”Our specialist Unity Workforce is dedicated to investigating any studies of a sexual offence and supporting victims by the entire investigative course of in order that we are able to stop any additional crimes of this terrible nature from occurring,” he added.

He additional described rape as an ”unimaginably terrible crime that we hope nobody has to undergo”, however urged those that have skilled it or sexual assault to talk to police.

”We’ll hear rigorously and do every little thing we are able to to carry such offenders to justice. Our specialist Unity Workforce is dedicated to investigating any studies of a sexual offence and supporting victims by the entire investigative course of in order that we are able to stop any additional crimes of this terrible nature from occurring.”

In the meantime, police have appealed to the general public for witnesses and knowledge to search out the offender. 

”In case you have any details about this incident, otherwise you had been driving previous the world on the time and have dashcam footage exhibiting something suspicious, please get in contact as a matter of urgency,” police stated.