Disturbing CCTV footage has been released showing the moment a teenager was dragged from a bus stop before being hit with a stone and brutally raped.
An 18-year-old girl was waiting at a bus stop in Leeds when the incident took place last Friday night.
The harrowing video shows the horrific moment she was grabbed and thrown onto the grass in a garden behind the bus stop, before the suspect hits her over the head with a large stone.
Police say the evil man then subjected the defenceless young woman to a serious sexual assault before escaping and leaving her for dead.
Detective Superintendent Nick Wallen from West Yorkshire Police said they thought long and hard about releasing the distressing footage.
He said: ‘This is a completely out of the ordinary event and there seemed to be no pre-cursor.
‘We are urging residents to take more care and avoid walking alone at night were possible.’
He continued: ‘We thought very long and hard about releasing this footage due to the dramatic nature of it.
‘Securing the consent of the victim and her family was the main consideration and it is their express wish that we do this to assist in bringing the offender to justice.
‘We felt it was important to give people a first-hand insight into the nature of this offence in the hope it will encourage them to think very carefully about anything they may have seen in the area around the time or if they have any suspicions about someone they know.’
He added: ‘This is no time for family loyalties. If you suspects something about a family member or someone you live with, I urge you to come forward.’
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