Hertsmere Road, Canary Wharf rape: No arrests made

The alleged rape was reported at around 4.30am <i>(Image: Pexels / Google Maps)</i>
The alleged rape was reported at around 4.30am (Image: Pexels / Google Maps)
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More than two weeks after an alleged rape in Canary Wharf, no arrests have been made.

The Metropolitan Police was alerted to reports of an incident in Hertsmere Road at around 4.30am on August 23. 

Officers were dispatched to the road alongside the London Ambulance Service, where a woman in her 20s was found at the scene. 

She was taken to hospital and supported by specially trained officers.

There have been no arrests in connection to the alleged rape. 

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A spokesperson for the Met said: "No update yet – enquiries continue". 

Anyone with any information, or who was around the area at the time is urged to contact police by calling 101 or online, quoting CAD1371/23AUG.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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