Girl raped as she waited for mum to pick her up from house party

A young girl was raped after a house party while waiting for her mother to pick her up, police have said.

She was attacked by an ‘unknown male’ on Westhall Road, Warlingham, Surrey, at around 11.30pm on May 26

Two passersby, a male and female, spotted the girl after the assault and took her home.

It is believed the girl was attacked when she went outside thinking her mother had arrived to take her home.

A statement released by Surrey Police said: ‘The victim, a young girl, left a party in Westhall Road at around 11.30pm believing her mother to be waiting for her outside.

‘This was not the case and this is when an unknown male assaulted her.

‘Following the assault she was taken home by two members of the public, a male and a female, who were passing by.

‘Enquiries are ongoing at this time, but we need the public’s help, in order to obtain more information and ultimately find the person responsible.’

DS Gill De’Voreaux, from Surrey Police’s Safeguarding Investigation Unit, said the victim had been through a ‘horrendous ordeal’ which officers are taking ‘extremely seriously’.

She said: ‘She is being supported by specialist officers.

‘If you were in the Westhall Road area between 11pm on May 25 and 12.30am the following morning and saw anything suspicious, or anyone behaving in an unusual manner that may be linked to this incident, please contact us on 101 with the reference PR/P19117103.’