Detectives investigating a report of rape at city beauty spot have warned 'false online claims' could cause 'significant damage' to the probe. It comes as Staffordshire Police has said there have been claims online accusing the force of 'deliberately withholding information over the possible ethnicity of the suspect' over the Central Forest Park attack investigation.
Today officers have said such claims are 'completely false'. Now detectives have said the 'false online claims' could hinder the investigation.
Officers had been called to the beauty spot - which sits between Sneyd Green and Hanley - at 12pm on June 17 where a woman in her 20s reported that she'd been raped. Police say the full description of the suspect, as they currently know it, is, it's a man, around 6ft 2in tall, and of stocky build. He was wearing dark clothing including a dark hoodie - and was masked.
A spokesperson for the constabulary said: "We are continuing to progress our enquiries into a report of a rape at Central Forest Park. Over the weekend, we have seen lots of commentary on social media suggesting that further descriptions of the suspect have been given to us, including the possible ethnicity.
"This is not true. From the outset of this investigation, we have included as much information as we know in order to help us progress our enquiries. Claims suggesting we are deliberately withholding information over the possible ethnicity of the suspect are completely false."
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