POLICE were today continuing to probe two sex attacks in East Lancashire.
In the latest incident a sex fiend bundled a woman into a car and seriously assaulted her as she returned home from celebrating the New Year.
The woman, 23, was walking home along Reedyford Road, Nelson, at about 3am on Saturday when she was approached by an Asian man in a silver car.
She was forced into the back of the vehicle and driven to an alleyway off Every Street, Brierfield, where she was seriously sexually assaulted.
Police said the attacker then drove the woman to the Langroyd area of Colne where she was thrown from the car partially clothed, shortly before 4am.
Detectives are also looking into an assault in Burnley which happened on Monday, December 27.
In that assault a 43-year-old woman was taken in a car from Plumbe Street to a secluded spot where she was raped by two men.
She was later dumped near the Inn on the Wharf pub in Manchester Road.
The two attacks are not being linked.
Anyone with information should call Burnley police on 01282 425001 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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