Overview
- Avon and Somerset Police, which opened an investigation after March 16th's reported rape in Rooksbridge at about 1 a.m., now issue an appeal for witnesses.
- The force asks drivers in the Rooksbridge, Loxton, Sevier Road and Axbridge areas between 6:00 and 7:45 a.m. on March 16 for dashcam footage that could help.
- Officers want to trace a woman wearing a lanyard and with a small child who was approached by another woman asking for directions to Bridgwater.
- A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape and has been released on conditional bail while enquiries continue.
- Police say they have conducted CCTV checks and house-to-house enquiries, and they remain in contact with the victim, who has access to specialist support.