Greater Manchester Police has released an image of a person they would like to speak to as a manhunt continues.

At around 4.30pm on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police were called to a report of a girl being sexually assaulted by a man near Lees Valley.  

The victim was walking along a public footpath near Turner Street, Lees, when she was approached by an unknown man who assaulted her. 

No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.

GMP says police officers will be in and around the area conducting highly visible patrols whilst the investigation progresses.

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Inspector Katherine Murray of GMP's Oldham district, said: “We're releasing CCTV images of a man that we would like to speak to in connection with this incident, he may be able to help us with our enquiries and I would encourage anyone who thinks they may recognise him to get in touch with police as soon as you're able to.

“We understand that the CCTV images are not the best quality but we're keen to speak to anyone who may have been in the area or were within the vicinity at the time and may have seen him.

“We thank the public for their assistance so far and ask that anyone with information contacts us first to help our investigation.

“We can be contacted on 101 quoting log 2413 of the 29/4/2023 or report via GMP's LiveChat facility on gmp.police.uk."

Alternatively, details can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Speaking yesterday, Oldham's neighbourhood sergeant, Graham Craven, said: “This is a very concerning attack on a young girl and I would like to assure the local community that a team of detectives are working at pace to locate the offender.

“Whilst specialist officers are supporting the victim, we are continuing to follow up a number of lines of enquiry.

“You will see our officers out and about on foot conducting highly visible patrols over the next couple of days, making enquires and offering reassurance to the community as we move forward with this investigation.

“We also want people in the local area to remain vigilant and to report anything they feel is suspicious to us immediately as we will act on any further information we get.”