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No Arrests After Reported Rape in Victoria Embankment Gardens

Detectives are conducting urgent enquiries at a cordoned scene near the park's Robert Burns memorial.

Overview

  • The victim, a woman in her 20s, reported being attacked around 4am on Tuesday in the Westminster park.
  • Officers arrived at about 4:10am, spoke to her and began a forensic search of the area.
  • A large section of the gardens remains sealed off as investigators work at the scene.
  • The woman is receiving support from specially trained Metropolitan Police officers.
  • The riverside park sits by Embankment Tube station and includes landmarks such as the York Watergate.