Woman abducted, assaulted in Chch

Christchurch police are seeking witnesses to the abduction and assault of a young woman in broad daylight this morning.

The victim was walking along Chester Street West between the Christchurch District Court Building and the western side of Victoria Square between 10 and 10.30am.

She was grabbed by two males and dragged behind a hedge area at the end of Chester Street West and indecently assaulted.

A passing member of the public intervened after hearing the woman's cries for help and the men ran off.

Police would like to speak to anyone who saw this incident or who have information about who might have been involved, particularly the man who came to the woman's aid.

The police are looking for a male, Maori, aged 20 - 25 years old, with longish hair, unshaven, with tattoos up his arms.

He was wearing a dark coloured hooded sweatshirt and a pair of baggy blue jeans, ripped at both knee.

The second man was described as a male, Caucasian, aged approximately 21 years old, short mousey blond hair, unshaven, with acne all over his face.

He was wearing a pair of camoflage pants and a dark coloured hooded sweatshirt.

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