Woman raped at Secret Garden Party

Appeals for information have appeared across the festival


Police are appealing for information after reports of a serious sexual assault at SGP.

A woman reported that she was raped in the early hours of Friday morning in one of the tented areas on the Secret Garden Party site.

Posters have appeared across the festival alerting revellers to the crime and appealing for information.

One poster says: “Police are appealing for any witnesses who might have heard screaming in the early hours of Friday morning, or seen/heard anything suspicious.”

“Officers are warning Gardeners to be extremely vigilant and take care if deciding to take any substances.”

Police are working closely with the Head Gardener at the festival concerning the incident.