Covered in grime and graffiti, with a single bulb and a faulty CCTV camera, it was the quickest route to Manchester Metropolitan University.
Under the Mancunian Way, the Cambridge Street underpass would also become the chosen spot for a serial sex offender to carry out his disgusting acts.
After travelling on the bus into town from Wythenshawe, he would lurk in the darkness waiting for a lone, young woman to walk past.
Then, he would strike. At 6ft tall, he would target those he saw as weaker than him, preying on their vulnerabilities. He wasn’t counting on them fighting back.
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