West End rape 2011: Police to ramp up search for attackers

POLICE are ramping up their search for the perpetrators of an ‘horrific’ rape that occurred in Brisbane in 2011.

POLICE are ramping up their search for the perpetrators of a brutal rape that occurred in Brisbane in 2011.

Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Unit have been called in to help local officers review the incident.

A police comfit of one of the attackers

A police comfit of one of the attackers

A 20-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after she was pulled into a laneway off Manning St in West End by two men about 11.30pm on April 15, 2011.

Police released CCTV and comfits of the two offenders at the time, but no one has been charged over the attack.

It was a horrific attack and its something that we want to solve. -D/I Watts

— QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) December 21, 2016

Detective Inspector Garry Watts said the information received at the time was significant, but more was now needed to find who was responsible.

CCTV footage shows the alleged attackers.

“Our objective with this review is to bring the unique investigative skill of officers from the Sex Crimes Unit together with the investigative team to hopefully bring about a successful result to this case,” he said.

“We are again appealing for anyone who may not have come forward at the time and may have been reluctant to do so, to contact us.

“Some time has passed and while this information may have been pushed to the side of your mind, it is information we feel is crucial to this case.”

A scene from a police re-enactment of the crime.

Originally published as West End rape 2011: Police to ramp up search for attackers