Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a serious sexual assault in Aldershot on Saturday, July 3.

Between 2pm and 3pm a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were walking through Aldershot town centre when they bumped into a man. They spoke to him briefly but he didn’t speak very good English and they left.

The teenagers then went to sunbathe in Manor Park. While they were there they were approached by the same man who came and sat down with them.

When the girls went to leave the park at around 4.15pm the man followed them. He then grabbed the 15-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her.

The victim screamed and the man then walked off.

The man is described as:

• 22 years old

• Tanned skin

• Long face with two moles

• Sharp jaw

• 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins tall

• Muscular and athletic build

• Short, dark hair

• Spoke with a Romanian accent

• Wearing a brown short sleeved t-shirt with a pattern on the front, blue light coloured shorts and dirty canvas trainers

Detective Constable Andy Panter, of Aldershot CID, said: “This was an unusual but very serious incident that happened during the day at a busy park.

“The victim screamed during the incident and other people in the park would have heard her and may have seen something.

“Were you in Manor Park on Saturday afternoon? Did you see anything suspicious? If you did, please contact us as soon as possible.

“We would also ask anyone who recognises the description of the man to contact us as soon as possible.”