A WOMAN has been raped in an alleged racially aggravated attack as cops release CCTV of the suspect.
West Midlands Police raced to the Park Hall area of Walsall just after 7.15pm on Saturday after a woman was reported to be distressed in the street.
Officers established that the woman, aged in her 20s, had been raped and assaulted at a nearby property by a man she did not know, the force said.
They added the woman is now being supported by officers following the horrific attack.
It confirmed that the incident was being treated as “racially aggravated”.
The attacker is described as white, aged in his 30s, with short hair and wearing dark clothing at the time.
Police released CCTV footage of the suspect and asked anyone who knows his identity to ring 999 immediately.
Detective Superintendent Ronan Tyrer, of West Midlands Police, said: “This was an absolutely appalling attack on a young woman, and we are doing absolutely everything we can to arrest the person responsible.
“We have teams of officers recovering evidence and building a profile of the attacker so that he can be brought into custody as soon as possible.
“While we are following multiple lines of enquiry right now, it’s vital that we get to hear from anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously in the area at the time.
“It may be that you were driving through the area and have dashcam footage, or you have CCTV that we have not yet recovered. Your information could be the vital breakthrough that we need.
“At this stage we are not linking this attack to any other offences.”
It comes a month after a man was arrested in a separate case when a man was arrested over an alleged racially motivated rape of a Sikh woman.
Officers were called after a woman in her 20s reported being attacked by two white men in Oldbury, West Midlands.
The vile attack caused outrage and fear among the British Sikh community after it was alleged that the attackers directed racist abuse at the victim during the assault.
