A teenager has suffered a daylight sex attack in a Glasgow graveyard.
The 18-year-old was grabbed from behind and touched inappropriately as she took a shortcut through Cardonald Cemetery on Friday afternoon.
The young woman escaped her attacker, a middle-aged man who was wearing shorts despite low February temperatures.
Detective Constable Lauren Docherty, Govan CID, said: "The young woman was going to her work and had taken a shortcut through the cemetery.
"She had come in to the grounds from the Mosspark side and was nearing the exit at Tarfside Gardens when the man came up to her and indecently assaulted her. He then grabbed her roughly but she managed to push him off and he ran off towards Corkerhill Road.
“The woman then made her way to work where police were called. Thankfully, she was not injured and did not require medical treatment, but this was very distressing for her to experience.
“The cemetery is used by a lot of local people as a shortcut between Mosspark and the Tarfside flats and I am sure at this time of day there would have been people about who may have seen this happen.
“It was also quite cold yesterday, so if you saw someone wearing shorts – the man didn’t look like he was going to or coming from a sports centre – it may have looked out of place."
The attacked was white, between 40 and 50 years of age, 5 ft 8 in height, of slim build, almost gaunt in appearance and had a Glasgow accent. He was wearing a navy and blue waterproof jacket, black shorts and trainers which are believed to be dark in colour. Officers are currently checking CCTV and carrying out enquiries in the area.
DC Docherty asked anyone with any information to contact Govan CID or
Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.
Indecent assaults in public places are very rare, especially during daylight hours.
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