Police say woman’s rape in front of toddler ‘was not as first reported’

Officers investigating the allegation that a
mother was raped after being forced into a
car with her toddler have said the
circumstances ‘were not as first reported’.



Cleveland Police said they are no longer
looking for two men said to have bundled the
woman into a car along with her child while
they walked along the seaside at Redcar.
But they said they are
investigating an
allegation of rape
involving people who
may have been known
to each other.
A statement said: ‘As a
result of police
inquiries, officers have
established that the circumstances
surrounding a report of rape in Redcar on
Friday March 3 are not as first reported and
officers are no longer looking for two men
that forced a woman and her child into a
vehicle on Redcar seafront.
‘Inquiries are ongoing into an allegation of
rape involving people who may have been
known to each other.
‘Anyone who may have seen a woman with a
toddler between the area of Roseberry Road
and Larkswood Road in Redcar between 4pm
and 6pm or anyone with private CCTV
footage covering the area at that time is
asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101.’
Previously, a 31-year-old local man was
questioned following the reported attack but
he was released without charge.