Police investigate report of rape on Isle of Arran

Officers received a report that a 19-year-old woman had been attacked

Author: Paul KellyPublished 7th Sep 2021
Last updated 7th Sep 2021

A 19-year-old woman has reported being raped on the Isle of Arran.

Police say the teenager reported being attacked at around 3am on Sunday after getting separated from her friends while walking between Cladach Beach and the Co-op, in an area known as Fisherman’s Walk.

She was wearing dark clothes at the time, and detectives are asking anyone who might have seen her, or witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the area at the time to get in touch.

Detective Inspector Stephen McCulloch, based in Saltcoats, said: "I would ask anyone who saw a 19-year-old woman in the Fisherman's Walk area, possibly walking with another person, to contact us.

"We're trying to establish the full circumstances so any information related to this might prove to be crucial."

Anyone with any information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 1713 of 5 September.

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