Police have released an e-fit after a woman running near the Jubilee River was attacked under the railway bridge on Eton Wick Road on 28 August.

Thames Valley Police has released an e-fit of a man officers want to trace after a woman was attacked while out running in Eton Wick. The force published the appeal on Sunday 8 November, more than ten weeks after the attack.

What the police say happened

The force says the attack happened at about 11.30am on Friday 28 August. The woman, who is in her twenties, had been running along the Jubilee River and carried on into Eton Wick.

Police say she was struck on the head and fell to the ground under the railway bridge on Eton Wick Road. A man then put his right forearm around her throat and held her in a headlock. When she screamed, he ran off.

She suffered minor injuries and did not need hospital treatment. The force is treating it as an assault and intentional strangulation.

The force first gave the month as October and has since corrected it to August.

The man police want to trace

The force describes him as:

  • a white man, thought to be in his early twenties
  • about 5ft 7in tall
  • with short brown hair
  • wearing baggy blue shorts and no top

PC Eva Lalic, the investigating officer, said: “We are releasing an e-fit depicting a man we are looking to trace in connection with this incident.”

What it means for you

  • If you recognise the man in the e-fit: call Thames Valley Police on 101 or use the force’s online form, quoting reference 43260448686.
  • If you were on the Jubilee River path or Eton Wick Road late that Friday morning: the same number and reference apply, even if you saw nothing at the time.
  • If you would rather stay anonymous: call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

No arrest has been reported. Nobody has been charged.

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