{"id":16232,"date":"2024-11-04T11:26:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/more-police-patrols-after-two-weekend-sex-attacks\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:26:18","slug":"more-police-patrols-after-two-weekend-sex-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/more-police-patrols-after-two-weekend-sex-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"More police patrols after two weekend sex attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"


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PSNI Ch Supt Gillian Kearney says increased, high visibility patrols will continue across the city<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A policing operation aimed at protecting women in Londonderry after two weekend attacks were reported will continue for \u201cas long as it has to,\u201d police have said.<\/p>\n

On Friday night a woman was assaulted at knifepoint in Drumahoe<\/a>, while on Saturday afternoon a woman walking her dog in Top of the Hill was approached by a man holding a kitchen knife<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police are investigating whether the same man was involved in both incidents.<\/p>\n

PSNI Ch Supt Gillian Kearney said \u201cincreased, high visibility\u201d patrols are to continue \u201cto make sure people feel reassured and supported across the district”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said the extra policing would continue for “as long as it has to, to make sure people feel reassured and supported across the district”.<\/p>\n

Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle\u2019s North West Today programme<\/a>, Ch Supt Kearney, the city\u2019s most senior police officer, said police understand the most recent attacks, will cause great concern in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to reassure people that we have a focused patrolling plan, including high visibility, increased police presence in keys areas, such as our local parks and the city centre, and that will continue over the coming days,\u201d Ch Supt Kearney said.<\/p>\n

Both parks where the attacks took place are in the city’s Waterside and about 2.5 miles apart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ch Supt Kearney said there is no link between the two weekend attacks and earlier attacks in the city at the end of last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have across Derry city and Strabane experienced a reduction in violence against women and girls incidents. But what is of particular concern is how unusual these two incidents reported at the weekend are.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I am appealing to anyone who may have an information, or been in these areas on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, to get in touch with us, no matter how small you may think that piece of information is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A woman was walking her dog in Top of the Hill Park on Saturday afternoon when she was approached by a man armed with a kitchen knife <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Ch Supt Kearney said police had carried out an operation aimed at identifying \u201cpeople displaying concerning or predatory behaviour\u201d over Halloween.<\/p>\n

She said that operation was \u201cvery successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Friday evening a woman was walking in Drumahoe Park when a man approached her from behind<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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SDLP Foyle MLA Sin\u00e9ad McLaughlin said there was \u201chuge concern\u201d about the attacks that \u201cboth occurred in the Waterside and not that far from each other\u201d.<\/p>\n

People, especially parents of young girls, she said, are \u201creally concerned about going out and about in their own community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Foyle MLA Gary Middleton said violence against women and girls is a \u201cproblem right across society\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said he has \u201cconfidence the PSNI will do what they can with the resource they have\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we have been saying for some time that we need to see further resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police have appealed for anyone with information about the weekend attacks to come forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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