It’s everyone’s worst nightmare to wake up in the night and find someone downstairs in your own home.
But for one Oldham woman this was only the start of a harrowing ordeal when she found an intruder downstairs on Sunday – as he went on to viciously rape her.
The victim, who is in her 30s, had disturbed the intruder between 3am and 6am when he broke into her home in the Hollins Road area.
The offender followed the woman upstairs and raped her before leaving the house.
Detective Sergeant Martin Ashurst, of the Serious Sexual Offences Unit, said: “This was a harrowing attack on a woman in her own home.
“I want to reassure people that this type of incident is very rare and that we are now conducting a detailed investigation.
“Please, if you saw anything that night specifically a man fitting the description of the attacker in that area then call us.”
The offender was described as white, in his 40s, with a large muscular build, clean shaven and short brown hair.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Serious Sexual Offences Unit on 0161 856 1741 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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