Girl, 12, raped walking along a pathway in Bristol
A 12-year-old girl has been raped while walking along a pathway in Bristol.
The attack happened between a carwash in Acacia Road and Gorse Hill, Hillfields, at 16:00 BST on 28 March, and was reported to police on 15 April.
The suspect, who walked with a limp, was white or mixed race and was wearing a black hooded top and black jogging bottoms with blue stripes.
Police have cut back plants along the pathway to search for evidence and door-to-door inquiries are under way.
Police said the victim and her family were receiving help and support.
Det Insp Adam Bunting, from Avon and Somerset Police, said: "We know this will be a concerning incident for local residents and the wider community but I want to reassure people that we have launched a full investigation."
He asked for anyone who may have seen a man "acting suspiciously either on 28 March or in the past few weeks" to contact police.