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Cheltenham police investigate gang of teenagers who threatened to rape woman in town centre

By

Maisie Lillywhite

2h ago· 1 min readenNews

Summary

A group of 8-10 teenage boys aged 16-18 threatened to rape a woman as she walked through Cheltenham town centre on 28 May. The group followed the woman down Winchcombe Street at about 19:50 BST, making sexually explicit comments, until she turned into Albion Street. Although physically unharmed, the woman was left "badly shaken" by the incident. Police are urging other potential victims to come forward.

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The group, who were believed to be aged between 16 and 18, made sexually explicit comments to the woman as they followed her down Winchcombe Street
Officers said although the woman was physically unharmed, she was left 'badly shaken' by the comments made by the group of eight to 10 boys who followed her until she turned into Albion Street
A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson urged any other women who may have been targeted by the gang to come forward
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The harassment by a group of up to 10 teenagers left the woman "badly shaken", say police.

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