Do you recognise Holdenhurst Road sex attacker?

9:28am Wednesday 6th February 2013 in News

Do you recognise Holdenhurst Road sex attacker? Do you recognise Holdenhurst Road sex attacker?

THIS is the face of the man wanted by police over a frightening late-night sexual assault in Bournemouth.

The victim, a 20-year-old Bournemouth University student who lives in Winton, was unexpectedly grabbed from behind by an unknown man and attacked in the subway between Holdenhurst Road and the travel interchange at around 1.30am on Friday.

CCTv was released at the weekend, but has been criticsed for being too indistinct.

The CCTV image

Now police have released an e-fit of the suspect and a description

The suspect has been described as white, of large build, between 27 and 35 years old, between five feet seven inches and five feet 11 inches tall.

He has dark hair and stubble, big eyes, a crooked nose, pock-marked skin and had a dirty appearance. He was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a top with a logo on the chest.

Students are being warned not to get too drunk and not to walk home alone after the incident.

Witnesses and anyone with information should call Dorset Police in confidence on 101 quoting incident number 01:20. Alternatively, call the free and anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111 where mobile phone tariffs may apply.

Comments(19)

yourbard says...
10:04am Wed 6 Feb 13

Is it Richard the 3rd?

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Hessenford says...
10:08am Wed 6 Feb 13

Could be Ivanhoe.

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scrumpyjack says...
11:12am Wed 6 Feb 13

Whilst this isn't a laughing matter that might considered funny.

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Hessenford says...
11:27am Wed 6 Feb 13

scrumpyjack wrote:
Whilst this isn't a laughing matter that might considered funny.
While I agree the incident is not a laughing matter the photos produce in an effort to catch this scumbag are very much a laughing matter.

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kingstonpaul says...
12:48pm Wed 6 Feb 13

In other words, Old Bill haven't a clue what the guy looked like.

Does anyone ever check the likeness/accuracy of these images when the 'real' person is finally caught?

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Hampshire Holly says...
1:41pm Wed 6 Feb 13

I think you should all be incredibly ashamed of yourselves. A 20 year old woman got raped and you're all making fun of the e-fit. They may not be completely accurate but if the CCTV imaging wasn't very clear then this is the only other imaging the police can release. It certainly isn't anything to laugh about and i'm sure that if any member of the woman's family read your comments they'd all be very upset. Try to have a little respect for what the woman has gone through and keep your comments to yourself if you have nothing serious to say.

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Kiki1973 says...
1:48pm Wed 6 Feb 13

Hear, hear, Hampshire Holly.

Disgusting comments. What sort of people make comments like that? Just disgusting. This poor woman is going to be scarred for the rst of her life by what's happened; this is not the place for lighthearted banter.

Truly offensive to the victim and readers alike.

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benjamin says...
1:49pm Wed 6 Feb 13

Why is it that street cameras are not as clear as speed camera pictures? Surely it is equally as important to save a life in a subway as it is on a wide open stretch of carriageway? Why was his face pixellated in the first place?

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Vicvic says...
2:46pm Wed 6 Feb 13

yep some truly pathetic comments here. You wouldn't find this funny if this was your daughter now would you?

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Flusters says...
3:07pm Wed 6 Feb 13

I agree with Hampshire Holly.

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Hampshire Holly says...
3:17pm Wed 6 Feb 13

It says that it was a sexual assault. Either way people shouldn't be making fun of the e-fit. People shouldn't have to be wary of walking alone in the dark, it's all the sick people out there that have ruined things for us all. What kind of world do we live in that we have to be scared of the dark? What kind of world do we live in that people attack other people for no other reason than that they're alone? It's awful, and so are the comments that people have been writing.

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Couchy125 says...
4:37pm Wed 6 Feb 13

No comment.

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MMM444 says...
5:02pm Wed 6 Feb 13

Lets hope this e-fit is a striking likeness, people like him wont stop until there caught, next time he strikes the person may not be so lucky,so fingers crossed they catch him soon, and they will get him.

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GAHmusic says...
6:15pm Wed 6 Feb 13

I know these comments are read by councillors and what I think people are trying to say by joking about these efit and CCTV images is in truth they are so poor they are as useless as nothing at all, I believe they are saying for goodness sakes we all know CCTV has moved on, we all know it's not as expensive as it used to be, were all fairly certain the cable infrastructure could support upgraded HD cameras and digital reciever/recorders without needing upgrading so drasticly reducing expense, so please, please councilors adress this issue with haste to at least help reduce the chances of another girl being attacked for significantly less money than putting more police on the beat. I don't think anyone who has joked about these images recently, and there's been a few, means any disrespect to anyone.

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tory_boy_tom says...
6:41pm Wed 6 Feb 13

"Students are being warned not to get too drunk"

That'll work

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Hessenford says...
10:06pm Wed 6 Feb 13

Kiki1973 wrote:
Hear, hear, Hampshire Holly.

Disgusting comments. What sort of people make comments like that? Just disgusting. This poor woman is going to be scarred for the rst of her life by what's happened; this is not the place for lighthearted banter.

Truly offensive to the victim and readers alike.
Every body on here is truly disgusted at what this scumbag has done but perhaps the comments that you say are making fun of a horrible crime might shock the powers that be into spending a little of the money that is fleeced from council tax payers to up grade their cctv cameras which will send a message to these scum that they will be identified and caught very quickly if they continue to attack people whether it be a man or woman.

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echoreader1971 says...
11:27pm Wed 6 Feb 13

This picture doesn't just contain one man. Who are the people following shortly behind? Did they see the attack happen? Did they do anything about it? It is a shame that the CCTV is not as clear as other cameras i have seen. Hope they find the scumbag.

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kingstonpaul says...
1:21pm Thu 7 Feb 13

I don't think anyone is being disprespecting the poor vistim of this attack.
But the point is this. As a society we have never been as snooped upon, surveilled, monitored and watched. It has spawned a whole new industry around surveillance and enforcement.
Now, in return for the intrusions and incursions into our lives, surely we can expect the images produced on CCTV to be of decipherable quality.

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stevobath says...
6:39pm Thu 7 Feb 13

kingstonpaul wrote:
I don't think anyone is being disprespecting the poor vistim of this attack.
But the point is this. As a society we have never been as snooped upon, surveilled, monitored and watched. It has spawned a whole new industry around surveillance and enforcement.
Now, in return for the intrusions and incursions into our lives, surely we can expect the images produced on CCTV to be of decipherable quality.
Especially Bournemouth.More CCTVs per head than ANYWHERE...Try spending say £10 on a camera rather than penny pinch to save £2 for a cheaper one.Cameras DON'T HELP if theyre about as clear as a pic taken with a camera, smeared with Vaseline....

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