A woman was pushed to the ground then sexually assaulted as she walked her dog through a nature reserve, Greater Manchester Police have revealed.
Police patrols in the Wigan Flashes area have been stepped up as a result. The woman, said by police to be aged in her 50s, was out walking her dog through the nature reserve on Saturday morning when she was approached by a man.
He's said to have pushed her to the ground then sexually assaulted her, before leaving the scene with the victim's mobile phone.
He's been described as aged around 19 to 20 with short brown/ginger hair. The attacker is also said to have been wearing a navy blue bomber jacket.
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