Article 5W1PP Police pay damages to homeless woman sexually assaulted in tent in Manchester

Police pay damages to homeless woman sexually assaulted in tent in Manchester

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Helen Pidd North of England editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#5W1PP)

Woman assaulted by stranger as she slept accused Greater Manchester police of failing to investigate properly

A homeless woman who was sexually assaulted by a stranger as she slept in a tent has been awarded damages by police after she accused them of failing to investigate properly.

The woman was sleeping rough in Manchester city centre in August 2020 when she awoke to find a man in her tent with his hand inside her clothes while he carried out a sexual act on himself.

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