The Sikh Federation has said the attackers reportedly told the woman ‘You don’t belong in this country, get out,’ during the sickening assault
A young woman was raped in broad daylight on a busy road in what police are treating as a “racially aggravated attack”.
West Midlands Police reported receiving a call at 8.30am on Tuesday after the British-born woman in her 20s reported being raped by two men in the Tame Road area of Oldbury.
Police have said the men allegedly made a racist remark during the attack, as officers appeal for members of the public who may have witnessed anything to come forward.
Ch Supt Kim Madill said: “We are working really hard to identify those responsible, with CCTV, forensic and other inquiries well under way.”
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She added: “We fully understand the anger and worry that this has caused, and I am speaking to people in the community today to reassure them that we are doing everything we can to identify and arrest those responsible.”
Ch Supt Kim Madill said: “We are working really hard to identify those responsible, with CCTV, forensic and other inquiries well under way.”
She added: “We fully understand the anger and worry that this has caused, and I am speaking to people in the community today to reassure them that we are doing everything we can to identify and arrest those responsible.”
The Sikh Federation (UK) said the attackers reportedly told the woman: “You don’t belong in this country, get out,” during the sickening assault.
Dabinderjit Singh, the lead executive for political engagement at the Sikh Federation (UK), described how the attack took place in “broad daylight on a busy road”, adding that Sikh Youth UK was supporting the victim and her family.
He said: “Politicians from all political parties should have zero tolerance for all violent racist attacks.
“The current racist political environment is driven by populism and created by politicians playing the anti-immigration card who are unashamedly exploiting those with right-wing and racist views.
“More than 48 hours later we await the public condemnation by politicians on all sides of this brutal racist and sexual attack where a young Sikh woman has been viciously beaten and raped.”
Gurinder Singh Josan, Labour MP for Smethwick, wrote on X: “This is a truly horrific attack and my thoughts are with the victim.
“I have now spoken with the Borough Commander Chief Supt Kim Madill and am reassured Sandwell Police are doing everything they possibly can to find the perpetrators.
“The incidence is being treated as a hate crime. The police are working extremely sympathetically with the victim at her pace who has been traumatised by the attack.
“We are grateful for all the CCTV and information that has already been forthcoming from the community.”