Allen Gardens, Spitalfields rape: Investigation underway

Metropolitan Police officers were called to Allen Gardens, along Buxton Street and Cole Street, in the early hours of July 18. 

A woman in her 30s reported that she had been raped. 

Allen Gardens was cordoned off from July 18 to July 20 while the investigation got underway. 

The woman reported to police that she had been raped (Image: Tower Hamlets Crime Watch) There have been no arrests at this stage and enquiries are ongoing. 

A spokesperson for the Met said: “Police are investigating after a woman in her 30s reported that she had been raped in Allen Gardens, Tower Hamlets in the early hours on Friday, 18 July.”

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“No arrests have been made as of yet and enquiries remain ongoing.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling 101 or online, quoting CAD 9903/17JULY.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.