Police hunt man accused of sexually assaulting lady in Dover Castle’s wartime tunnels | EUROtoday

Police are investigating after a lady was sexually assaulted at Dover Castle.

Officers are in search of witnesses of the alleged incident, which reportedly came about round 1.30pm on Sunday within the wartime tunnels of the medieval fortress.

They described the suspect as a white man in his forties who was carrying a black or gray tracksuit.

Kent Police has carried out plenty of enquiries, together with reviewing CCTV footage.

A Dover Castle spokesperson mentioned: “We can verify that on Sunday we reported an incident which came about at considered one of our present retailers and we’re supporting the police of their ongoing investigation.

“The Dover Castle tunnels are a group guided tour experience and visitors are accompanied at all times.”

The wartime tunnels are a network within the white cliffs, beneath the Grade I-listed castle, founded in the eleventh century. Its tunnels were used during the Second World War as the command centre for Operation Dynamo, the mission to evacuate British and Allied soldiers from Dunkirk.

With communication rooms, planning areas, sleeping quarters and hospital rooms, it became a headquarters.

The Kent-based castle has been described as the “Key to England” attributable to its defensive significance all through historical past. As effectively as its position within the Second World War, the tunnels served as barracks for troopers throughout the Napoleonic Wars. The fortress was additionally outfitted to function a regional seat of presidency within the Nineteen Sixties within the occasion of a nuclear warfare.

Kent Police urged anybody who witnessed what occurred or might have dashcam or CCTV footage that may help to name them on 01843 222289, quoting 46/57568/25.

The pressure additionally directed folks to name Crimestoppers for any nameless tip offs on 0800 555111, or to finish an internet kind.