INFO THE DEPECHE. Haute-Garonne: a sexually assaulted jogger manages to escape, a man is still alive

the essential A young woman who was jogging on Thursday evening in Revel (Haute-Garonne) was attacked by a man. He is still actively sought after. The gendarmes have been working hard since Thursday evening May 5 in order to get their hands on a man. The latter is suspected of having assaulted a young woman who was jogging in Revel, south of Haute-Garonne. The facts would have taken place around 7 p.m. on the greenway, on the edge of the Tarn. The assailant, who was riding a bicycle, allegedly attacked his victim by strangling her so much that she lost consciousness. The man dragged her into the bushes, out of sight, to sexually assault her, confirms the public prosecutor Samuel Vuelta-Simon. The actively sought attacker This woman in her twenties finally managed to free herself from the grip of her attacker thanks to the intervention of a walker who put the man on the run. She gave the alert. The firefighters took charge of her and the gendarmes of the Villefranche-de-Lauragais company collected her first story. The young woman was examined by a doctor. Also read: Gender-based and sexual violence: what to do if you are a witness or victim? The gendarmes’ investigation began immediately and the attacker has been actively sought since Thursday evening. The area was combed through and a specialist dog was dispatched. The testimonies were collected in order to establish the most precise possible profile of the suspect. This aggression appears as an isolated act.