Women report sex assaults just 15 minutes apart

TWO women have reported being sexually assaulted within 15 minutes of one another in the Fenham area of Newcastle.

- SAM VOLPE

The incidents took place in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Barrack Road area of the city.

Police have now issued an appeal to identify a man pictured on CCTV. Officers are seeking to speak to him in relation to the reports

Northumbria Police officers said they received a first report of sexual assault on Barrack Road shortly after 2am on Saturday, August 23. The woman said she had been assaulted by a man she did not know who then left the scene after being disturbed by a passerby.

Police arrived at the scene and identified a second woman who also reported a sexual assault just 15 minutes earlier. Both women are being supported by specialist officers and an investigation has been launched.