Police launch investigation after women found in a distressed state in Crawley

Police are investigating a report of an assault on a woman in Crawley.

The victim, a local woman in her 30s, was discovered in a distressed state in Worth Park Avenue, Pound Hill, around 4am on Sunday 30 October.

She has since been taken to a place of safety and is receiving support from specially trained officers.

The scene was secured for forensics investigations and enquiries are ongoing.

Anyone who saw what happened, or witnessed any suspicious activity in the area around that time, is urged to report it online or call 101, quoting serial 246 of 30/10.