Detectives search for suspect after woman suffers serious sexual assault

Detectives are searching for a suspect after a woman was the victim of a serious sexual assault in Heckmondwike in the early hours of this morning.

Police were called to Little Green Lane after reports a woman had been assaulted near to a grassed area in Little Green Lane, in the Six Lane Ends area of Heckmondwike.

The 36-year-old victim met the suspect in the Acapulco Nightclub in Waterhouse Street, Halifax, on Saturday night, before leaving with him in a taxi from outside the club.

The taxi was described as a white mini-bus.

The taxi driver dropped them off in Little Green Lane and left the scene. The victim was then subjected to a serious sexual assault. The incident happened at about 4am.

A scene remains in place at Little Green Lane, to allow for specialist officers to conduct a detailed search of the area.

The suspect was described as a white man, in his late 20s, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was 5ft 10in tall and of average build. He was wearing a dark blue shirt, cream jeans and black shoes.