Police arrest rapist in Southampton Detectives investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Riverside...

Published: 1:15 pm March 5, 2019
Updated: 10:58 pm September 1, 2025

Police arrest rapist in Southampton

Detectives investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Riverside Park last year have arrested a man. An investigation was launched after the young woman reported she was approached and raped by a man on Sunday 2 December, 2018 between 11.30pm and 11.50pm whilst walking along Woodmill Lane. A 33-year-old man from Southampton has been arrested on suspicion of rape and remains in police custody at this time.

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