Broome woman raped while on her morning jog before alleged attacker threatened passersby
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Woman is ‘raped by a man who ambushed her on a morning jog through the bush in popular tourist town before he threatened bushwalkers who came to her aid’
- Woman allegedly raped by man while jogging in Broome, Western Australia
- She was approached by a 52-year-old man before she was sexually assaulted
- He allegedly threatened walkers who intervened after woman cried for help
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A woman was allegedly raped by a man while on her morning jog.
The woman, aged in her 40s, was running on a track along Gubinge Road in Broome, Western Australia, on Friday.
She was then approached by a 52-year-old man walking in the opposite direction before he allegedly sexually assaulted her.
The woman, aged in her 40s, had been running on a track along Gubinge Road in Broome, Western Australia, on Friday
The man allegedly made verbal threats to passersby who tried to intervene after the woman screamed for help.
Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Beck said the man then fled the scene.
‘There was no physical altercation, but the man made verbal threats to the members of the public who tried to intervene before he ran away,’ he said.
Police arrested the man after issuing a search warrant at a Cable Beach hotel on Saturday.
He has been charged with three counts of aggravated rape.
He will face Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday.