Police hunt for man after teenager is subjected to two serious sexual assaults in Burnley

Officers were called on January 29th to a report of a serious sexual assault in Burnley.

At around 3-45pm, a 17-year-old girl was approached by a man on Colne Road, near to Sainsbury’s in Burnley. She was led to Bank Parade where she was subjected to a serious sexual assault. She was then subjected to a second serious sexual assault by the same man on Church Street.

A police spokesman said: “We know that reading this may be alarming, and you may be wondering about why you haven’t yet heard of our investigation. We want to reassure you that our officers have been thoroughly investigating behind the scenes since this was reported to us and have been following a number of lines of enquiry.”

Det. Supt Stephen Holgate, of East Division said: “These were two serious sexual assaults, and a team of detectives have been working hard to identify the person responsible for these offences.

“The victim and her family are being supported by specially trained officers.

“If you recognise the man then please contact us urgently. Alternatively, if you have any information that could assist our enquiries, no matter how insignificant you may think it to be, I would urge you to get in touch.”

A Major Incident Public Portal has been opened, and you can submit information through this link: https://orlo.uk/UQnAp

Alternatively, you can contact police by calling 101 and quoting log 0929 of February 2, 2024. For immediate sightings, do not approach this man, but contact 999.