CAUSE AND EFFECT……

Police investigating: Attempted Rape of Young Woman in Tampere

Domestic Finnish Police suspect a man of foreign origin guilty of attempted rape on Sunday in the Hervanta district of Tampere.

A young Finnish woman was the target of an attempted rape who traveled to Central Square, at 04.22 on board a bus to Hervanta. On the same bus traveled three men of foreign origin, one of which is tried to start up a conversation with the woman during the trip.

Kaikki neljä poistuivat bussista Hervannassa Duon pysäkillä, mistä he lähtivät Hervannan valtaväylää takaisin Tampereen keskustan suuntaan. Hetken kuluttua kaksi miehistä erkani omille teilleen, mutta yksi miehistä jatkoi samaa reittiä naisen kanssa.

All four left the bus at the Hervanta Duo bus stop, from where they departed on the main street towards the center of Tampere. After a while, two of the men parted on their separate ways, but one of the men continued along the same route with the woman.

At Opiskelijankatu Street 19 the man tried, according to the police, to sexually assault the woman. However, the woman was able to escape the situation.

The police are seeking tips about the suspect who is reportedly to be approximately 25 years old. According to published reports the perp’s identifying features are: 185 cm tall of a strong muscular build. He had during the incident a short beard. Police estimated the perp of being possibly from the Middle East and during the bus ride, spoke Arabic with the other members of the troupe.

Tips and information factors may be sent to the following email address vihjeet.pirkanmaa@poliisi.fi..