POLICE investigating the rape of a teenager at her Great Harwood home are to stage a reconstruction of the attack on the BBC Crimewatch programme.

Detectives heading the inquiry will travel to London later this month to appear on the TV programme, presented by Nick Ross, in a bid to find new leads in the hunt for the attacker.

Police have vowed not to rest until the rapist is caught, although it is now almost three months since the attack.

A team of officers is still working on the case and Detective Inspector Neil Hunter said: "Although we still have a number of leads on this case, an appearance on Crimewatch usually leads to a number of calls from the public.

"We are still very keen to hear from anyone who may have information about this case."

The victim, 18, was attacked as she returned to her home in Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, at about 9pm on Saturday, January 19.

The attacker knocked at her door and forced his way in to the house where he raped her.

The girl is still too traumatised to return home and is having counselling to come to terms with her ordeal.

A couple saw the attack victim as she left work in the town centre and walked down Blackburn Road towards the Lidgett pub.

As they passed St Hubert's Road, they saw a man start walking behind the girl.

As he neared the Lidgett pub he stopped to use a mobile phone but was not seen again.

Police described the man seen following the victim as white, in his 20s or early 30s, with several days' beard growth.

He was wearing a white baseball cap and a dark jacket with the word Umbro on the back.

Police are still following up a number of leads from roadblocks in Great Harwood last month and say they are also keen to speak to a man seen near the scene of the crime several times before the attack.

A witness had seen the man, described as white, 27-32 years, dark complexion, with dark brown shaved hair, wearing a black waist-length jacket, standing by a fence near the victim's house.

Anyone with information should call police on 01254 51212 or Crimestoppers, free and in confidence, on 0800 555 111.