A manhunt was launched today after a teenage girl was allegedly dragged into bushes and raped by a balaclava-wearing man on a Monday morning.
The teenage girl was walking in Stoke-on-Trent after 7am when she was approached by a man and grabbed into bushes, Staffordshire Police said.
The man was described as white, around 6ft 1in tall, dressed in black joggers, a black puffer coat and wearing a balaclava.
Officers were called to Newpool Road in Knypersley, Staffordshire, shortly before 8am to reports of a girl being attacked by a man who had approached her.
Specialists were supporting the girl, Staffordshire Police said today.
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