Detectives seek three potential witnesses after teenager raped in Leeds city centre
Police investigating the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Leeds city centre have issued images of three potential witnesses they would like to speak to.
According to West Yorkshire Police, the teenage victim had been on a night out in Call Lane when she left The Backroom bar just before 2.15am on Sunday, November 9.
It is believed that she was approached by a man and taken to a nearby location where the offence is believed to have happened. She was later found on Assembly Street.
34-year-old Umar Asghar, of Retford Place, Bradford, was arrested and subsequently charged with two offences of rape, an offence of kidnap, and an offence of false imprisonment.
Detectives investigating the incident have identified three people who may have been in the area at the time of the attack.
Detective Inspector Hannah Dixon, of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “We believe these people can assist our investigation and we are keen to speak with them.
“While a man has been charged and remanded into custody in relation to this matter, we are urging them to come forward as soon as possible.
“Anyone else who was in the Call Lane area at the time who saw anything suspicious is also asked to get in touch with the team.”
The team can be contacted on 101 or by using the West Yorkshire Police live chat facility online, quoting crime reference 13250647938.
Information can also be reported anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.