London: The UK Police has issued an urgent appeal to trace a white male suspect after the "racially aggravated" rape of a 20-year-old woman, believed to be of Indian heritage, in northern England. West Midlands Police said officers were called to the Park Hall area of Walsall on Saturday evening after people raised concerns about a young woman seen in distress in the street.

The force later established that she had been raped and assaulted nearby by a man she did not know. Police are treating the case as a racially aggravated attack and have released CCTV footage of the suspect as part of a public appeal. The suspect is described as white, in his 30s, with short hair and wearing dark clothing at the time of the attack.

“This was an absolutely appalling attack on a young woman, and we are

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