Appeal for information after man found in distressed state in Berkshire park

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Police have appealed for information after a man was raped in a park near the centre of Maidenhead, in Berkshire.

A member of the public contacted Thames Valley police at about 3.30am on Saturday after finding a man in a distressed state in Grenfell Park, next to the train station in Maidenhead.

Officers were watching the scene on Saturday but police did not say whether any arrests had been made.

DCI Penny Mackenzie said: “This is an extremely serious offence and a thorough investigation is under way.”

She said the victim was believed to have met a man in Gordon’s bar, Queen Street, on Friday night or early Saturday morning. The pair left the bar and walked through the park, where the victim was raped by a man near a basketball court.

Mackenzie said the offender may have stolen the victim’s phone.

“The man that the victim met in the bar may not be the offender, however we need to speak to him as he could have vital information that can aid our investigation.”

She said the male suspect was white, about 173cm (5ft 8in) tall, with short brown hair, and was possibly in his early 20s.