An "awful" sex attack on a young woman in the street in north Manchester was stopped by a Good Samaritan who intervened.
A woman in her 30s was attacked in Collyhurst on Wednesday, police said today.
At around 8pm she was approached from behind by a man on Collyhurst Road and sexually assaulted.
The culprit then ran off when he was disturbed by someone nearby, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
No arrests have yet been made but an investigation is ongoing.
And officers are now appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
The attacker was wearing a black baseball cap, a big dark zipped coat, black pyjama-like bottoms and white trainers.
Detective Inspector Claire Moss, from GMP’s North Manchester division, said: “This was a frightening ordeal for the victim of this awful, predatory attack and our specialist officers are working closely with her at this terrible time.
“We are currently working to establish several lines of enquiry and are keen to hear from members of the public who may have witnessed this incident to come forward with any information they have to aid our investigation.
“It is important that this man is caught and brought to justice and we will do all we can to find him.
"I urge anyone who knows this man to do the right thing and contact police.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call North Manchester CID on 0161 856 1146 quoting incident number 2455 of 25/03/2020.
Or details can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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