Police have released an image of two people as they continue investigations into a suspected rape in a churchyard in Oxford.

A woman, aged 20, was walking back from the city centre and was approached by a man who took her into the churchyard off Marston Road where she was then allegedly raped, police have said.

The incident occurred between 3am and 3.30am on November 20 in the churchyard of St Clement’s Church.

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It is believed two people checked on the welfare of the woman with police releasing CCTV images of the pair.

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Detective sergeant Lisa Jones, of Oxford Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said: “I’m releasing an image of a couple who asked if the victim was OK while they were standing in the doorway of an estate agents on The Plain.

“We are really grateful for their vigilance and intervention but we would like to speak to them to see if they can assist any further.

“I want to make it very clear, these people are witnesses, and not suspects, but they may have further information that could help this investigation.

“One of the images is of the back of the man, who is wearing a distinctive top.

“If you recognise these people, or either of them are you, please contact Thames Valley Police on 101 or online, quoting reference number 43230520207.”