A woman has allegedly been raped on a footbridge in Romsey during the weekend.

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, 28 July, between 1am and 8am, according to police.

The victim, who is in her 20's, left Banning Street at around 1am and walked to a nearby footbridge towards the A3090.

An unknown man has then approached her and attacked her.

An investigation is underway and the woman is being supported by specially trained officers.

Detective Inspector Claire Shawley is from Hampshire Constabulary’s Operation Amberstone team - the unit which deals with serious sexual offences.

She said: “Officers are carrying out extensive enquiries to ascertain the exact circumstances, and narrow down the timescale. We would like to appeal to anyone who was in the vicinity in the early hours this morning to get in touch.

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“Were you in the area this morning between 1am and 8am? Did you see anything suspicious?

“If you have CCTV, including a ring doorbell, or were driving in the area at the time and have dash-cam footage, please get in touch.

“Officers from Romsey’s Neighbourhood Policing Team will be carrying out increased patrols in the area. If you have any concerns or information, please don’t hesitate to speak to them. 

Anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant you think it might be, please get in touch as it could really help our investigation. Call us on 101 quoting 44240320887.”