Students Raped On University Campus
Police are hunting a university rapist after two women were attacked on the same day in the same halls of residence.
Officers have launched high-visibility patrols at the University of Glamorgan, in Pontypridd, south Wales, and staff have set up a hotline for worried students.
Detectives said there was no evidence to suggest the two rapes were carried out by the same person.
In the first attack, an 18-year-old woman was raped by a man with a knife in a campus bedroom in the early hours of September 26.
He was described as white, 6ft tall, of solid appearance, and wearing gloves and a dark hooded top.
On Monday night, police officers patrolling the campus were approached by a 20-year-old woman who said she had been raped by two men, also on September 26.
She is now being interviewed by specially-trained officers.
Police superintendent Tony Smith said: "The rape happened in a bedroom at the Glamorgan Court Halls of Residence.
"We are seeking any witnesses who may have heard or seen anything suspicious, or saw two or three men with a 20-year-old female in this area.
"We are also appealing for any witnesses who saw two or three men walking with a 20-year-old female from the Treforest area to the campus in the early hours of Saturday, September 26.
"Since the initial incident was reported to us, there has been a 24-hour police presence at the university's campus, which will continue, as well as the campus' own security staff."
The university's vice-chancellor Professor David Halton organised a meeting with students at Treforest campus to advise them on how to protect themselves.
He said: "The safety and welfare of our staff and students is our priority and we have increased our campus security presence and have a dedicated counselling service available.
"Staff and students should also follow personal safety advice and guidance provided by the university and the students union."
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This creeps me out more than it normally would because up until this year it was my uni campus and the reason i transferred was because those halls of residence were so unsafe. I know uni residence isn't great anywhere really, but it's 10x worse than any campus i went to on opens days or the uni i'm at now.