An 18-year-old is to appear in court charged with the rapë of an 11-year-old girl who he attacked on Friday, November 23 at around 4.30pm in Enfield, north London, as she walked home from school.She was dragged into nearby Jubilee Park and rapëd in an ordeal that police said could have lasted as long as three hours.
The girl, who was wearing her school uniform returned home at around 8pm and was taken to hospital.She had to undergo surgery for injuries sustained in the attack.Detective Inspector Simon Ellershaw said it was "a horrific and unusual attack of a defenceless schoolgirl".
She had been making her way home along her usual route, one of Enfield's busiest shortcuts, at the beginning of the Friday afternoon rush hour when she was grabbed.Police have appealed for witnesses to come forth. All calls will be treated in the utmost confidence."
Anyone with information that could help police is asked to call the incident room on 0208 345 4326 or Crime-stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
