Breaking: A woman was reportedly raped near Turtle Bay last night
Police were called in the early hours of this morning
Dorset Police are currently investigating reports of a rape at Horseshoe Common in the early hours of this morning.
The woodland area, by Turtle Bay in the town centre, has been cordoned off by police after the alleged incident that was reported at around 1:30am.
A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "The victim, a woman aged in her 20s, is being supported by officers and an area of Horseshoe Common is currently cordoned off to allow for examination of the scene."
Police cordon off part of Horseshoe Common in Bournemouth https://t.co/CqagsC3VqZ pic.twitter.com/JHmO6HO7yo
— John Challinor (@JohnChallinor) February 22, 2018
The Tab Bournemouth can reveal that there were 161 rapes reported in Bournemouth to police between April 2016 and March last year.
In the same period, there were 179 sexual assault reports, 10 reports of sexual activity with a child aged under 10, nine other serious sexual assaults reported and 73 other sexual offences reported.
This makes a total of 432 sexually motivated crimes that were reported to police in a one year period in Bournemouth.
More on this story as it comes.
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