Police appeal to rape victim

A rape victim is being urged to come forward after she disappeared when her alleged attacker was chased away and caught.

Police believe the woman was attacked in Camberwell at about
1am last Thursday.

A group of youths saw the attack in a park near Lomond Grove and chased a suspect to Camberwell Green where they caught and held him until police arrived.

But when police reached the scene of the assault, the victim had disappeared. Officers appealed to the woman to come forward and seek help.

The victim is described as about 25 years old, white, and of slim build with a 'hippy' appearance.

A man aged 35 from the Deptford area was arrested and later released on bail.