Police release CCTV images of three men they want to question after a 28-year-old man was raped in Manchester city centre

  • A 28-year-old was allegedly raped and robbed by two men he met on April 3
  • Police rushed to Back Piccadilly in Manchester’s Gay Village in the early hours 
  • Afterwards the attackers joined a third man and travelled to London via coach 

By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline

Published: 18:42 BST, 3 September 2019 | Updated: 18:46 BST, 3 September 2019

Police have released images of three men they want to question after a 28-year-old man was raped in Manchester’s Gay Village.

Police rushed to Back Piccadilly in the city centre in the early hours of April 3. 

A 28-year-old was raped and robbed by two men he had met with in the Canal Street area earlier that night, police said.

Afterwards, the attackers are believed to have met with a third man, before all three travelled via Birmingham on a National Express coach, arriving at London Victoria coach station at around 6am.

Detectives have released CCTV images of three men they want to speak to after a man was raped in Manchester city centre on April 3

Detectives have released CCTV images of three men they want to speak to after a man was raped in Manchester city centre on April 3

As part of the investigation, officers have been examining CCTV footage and have now released images of three men they want to speak to in connection with the investigation.

Det Con Louise Kelly of GMP’s City of Manchester division, said: ‘Since the attack, we’ve been following numerous lines of enquiry, but unfortunately we have yet to find the men responsible.

‘We have now released images of three men we want to speak to. Anyone whom recognises these men should get in touch with us as soon as possible.

‘We urge people to pass on any information, no matter how small, so that we can progress this investigation further.’

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