Overview
- Surrey Police, in a Friday update, said detectives have reviewed extensive CCTV, forensics and witness accounts yet found no evidence the offence occurred as reported.
- The force said it has no evidence that asylum seekers or immigrants were involved and has not released suspect descriptions due to limited information.
- Hundreds protested in Epsom on Wednesday after the lack of suspect details, with public order officers deployed and roads blocked.
- Protest organisers met senior officers on Thursday and said they felt reassured but not satisfied, and police increased patrols for the weekend.
- Local leaders urged residents to avoid online speculation as the case feeds a wider debate over when police should share suspect descriptions or ethnicity.