Officers are attending the area of Grace Dieu Woods – also known as Thringstone Woods, near Coalville – following a report of a serious sexual assault.

Police are investigating a serious sexual assault which has occurred around 11am Thursday 02 October 2025 following a report that a woman had been attacked by a person not known to her. The victim was taken to hospital as a precaution and is being supported by specialist officers. She has since been discharged. Officers are supporting the victim and obtaining all the evidence they can to assist the investigation.

DI Jenny Tattersall has said: “We would like to reassure the community that we are doing everything we can to identify and arrest the person responsible for this attack. We would like to urgently speak to anyone who was in the woods on Thursday 2nd October 2025 – regardless of whether you saw anything out of the ordinary or not."

“Forensic searches and searches by police dogs were carried out, and searches by specialist officers are continuing within the woods. There will also be an increase in patrols in the area from local officers as reassurance to the public. We would like to urge people to be vigilant to their surroundings in the area.”

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