Woman fights off man in 'terrifying' daylight sex attack in woodland

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Police patrols have been stepped up after a 'terrifying' attempted sexual assault on a woman in woodland in Tameside. The woman was walking alone through Sunny Bank Vale near Greenside Lane in Droylsden before the incident at around 3pm yesterday (Sunday).

She was attacked by a man but was able to fight back and escape, officers said. The suspect fled the scene and no arrests have been made yet. READ MORE: Devastation as bodybuilder, 26, kills himself at car park Police said the man approached the woman from the direction of Droylsden Academy playing fields.

He made off on foot towards the top end of the vale, heading away from the school. The suspect is described as a white male, who is approximately 5ft 10in tall and aged in his 20s.