Two men arrested for attempted murder after women 'raped and stabbed' in shock attacks

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of rape and attempted murder after a string of attacks that left three women, including a teen girl, seriously injured. 

Police have confirmed that two of the three victims were stabbed in the attacks that unfolded within just four hours of each other.



Witnesses said they heard the victim of the second attack cry out "I'm dying" as she lay injured outside a block of flats.

Her harrowing screams woke the residents of Grosvenor Court on Vale Road in the Boscombe area Bournemouth.

She was found on the ground close to the bin near to the back of the four storey building.

The block has been cordoned off by police and a white forensics tent erected at the back.

One resident at Grosvenor Court told how he heard the cries for help from the victim who is also believed to have been raped.

He said: "At just before midnight I heard a woman screaming and shouting 'help me' and then 'I'm dying.'


"Some residents ran outside and found her in the bin enclosure."

Two miles away on Maxwell Road in the Charminster area of Bournemouth, several semi-detached homes have also been cordoned off.

Officers were alerted to a woman who had been stabbed at an address in Maxwell Road at around 8.05pm on Thursday. 

One woman was rushed to hospital for treatment for serious injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. 

A second person – a teenage girl – was also injured and taken to hospital for treatment to an injury to her neck.

A male neighbour said: "A white British woman and her daughter, who I think is a teenager, have lived there for a few months.

"I saw ambulances arrive and then someone was carried out on a stretcher who was in a bad way.

"I feared the worst when I saw her but hopefully she'll pull through. It is very alarming."

Neighbour Siraj Sabir said his home CCTV appears to show a black car slowing down outside the victims' home and then pulling away five minutes later.

He said: "My wife has looked at our CCTV and it looks like a black car slowed down outside that address and was there for five minutes.

"The next thing we saw was the ambulances arrive and seven or eight police cars."

Police confirmed that a rape occurred during the first incident, and a 29-year-old man from Poole has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and rape. He has since been released under investigation.

The second incident took place at 11.59pm, with officers being called to Vale Road after reports that a woman had been attacked. 

A third woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after officers attended and found her suffering from a stab wound. 

Officers searched the area and arrested a 37-year-old man from Bournemouth on suspicion of attempted murder and rape.  

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Detective Inspector Wayne Seymour, of the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), said: “A detailed investigation has been launched into these incidents and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of exactly what happened.

“At this time, the incidents are being treated as linked and we are continuing to carry out enquiries to establish whether the arrested man is known to the victims.

“I would still like to hear from anyone who was in the area of either Maxwell Road or Vale Road at the relevant times and saw what happened or was driving in the vicinity and captured anything of relevance on dashcam footage.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting incident number 18:676 for the Maxwell Road incident or 18:788 for the Vale Road incident.

Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or call Freephone 0800 555 111.

 

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