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| Manchester sex attacks by boy, 12, 'may escalate' | Manchester sex attacks by boy, 12, 'may escalate' |
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| Police searching for a boy believed to have carried out sex assaults in Manchester say they are concerned the attacks could escalate. | Police searching for a boy believed to have carried out sex assaults in Manchester say they are concerned the attacks could escalate. |
| Detectives are appealing for anyone who recognises an e-fit of the boy, aged about 12, to contact them. | Detectives are appealing for anyone who recognises an e-fit of the boy, aged about 12, to contact them. |
| They are linking three assaults that have taken place in the past month near the University of Manchester. | They are linking three assaults that have taken place in the past month near the University of Manchester. |
| Officers said they believed the boy had been recorded by CCTV cameras. | Officers said they believed the boy had been recorded by CCTV cameras. |
| Women traumatised | Women traumatised |
| Det Ch Insp Colin Larkin said: "It is obviously very unusual and very worrying, that someone so young is committing such appalling attacks on women. | Det Ch Insp Colin Larkin said: "It is obviously very unusual and very worrying, that someone so young is committing such appalling attacks on women. |
| "The women are traumatised as a result of what happened and are being offered support by specially trained officers. | "The women are traumatised as a result of what happened and are being offered support by specially trained officers. |
| "Whatever the young boy's motivation, this is not a practical joke or a prank. His actions are disturbing | "Whatever the young boy's motivation, this is not a practical joke or a prank. His actions are disturbing |
| "Given his young age, I would appeal to anyone who may know him - schoolteachers, community leaders or possibly even family members - to either alert the police or bring this young man to a police station as soon as possible. | "Given his young age, I would appeal to anyone who may know him - schoolteachers, community leaders or possibly even family members - to either alert the police or bring this young man to a police station as soon as possible. |
| "We cannot allow these sexual assaults to escalate and we need to find him." | "We cannot allow these sexual assaults to escalate and we need to find him." |
| The first two attacks took place within 15 minutes of each other on 21 September. | The first two attacks took place within 15 minutes of each other on 21 September. |
| A 27-year-old was approached from behind and grabbed in Lloyd Street North at 18:15 BST before she screamed and the offender ran off. | A 27-year-old was approached from behind and grabbed in Lloyd Street North at 18:15 BST before she screamed and the offender ran off. |
| The next incident followed in Oxford Road when a 21-year-old woman was approached by a boy who made lewd comments as she left John Rylands library. | The next incident followed in Oxford Road when a 21-year-old woman was approached by a boy who made lewd comments as she left John Rylands library. |
| She carried on walking on Moss Lane East and was sexually assaulted by her assailant, who was described as a young boy, aged about 12, who wore green jeans and glasses. | She carried on walking on Moss Lane East and was sexually assaulted by her assailant, who was described as a young boy, aged about 12, who wore green jeans and glasses. |
| The third attack took place at the Manchester Science Park in Lloyd Street North at about 14:15 BST on 5 October. | |
| A 32-year-old woman was approached by two young boys and sexually assaulted by one of them. | A 32-year-old woman was approached by two young boys and sexually assaulted by one of them. |
| He was described as being of Asian heritage, aged 12 to 13, of slim build and wearing baggy trousers and carrying a rucksack. | He was described as being of Asian heritage, aged 12 to 13, of slim build and wearing baggy trousers and carrying a rucksack. |
| The woman pushed the boy away but he approached her again and sexually assaulted her for a second time before running off towards Pencroft Way with a second child. | The woman pushed the boy away but he approached her again and sexually assaulted her for a second time before running off towards Pencroft Way with a second child. |