Police appeal after woman, 64, attacked in Bowhill Woods

Police are looking to speak to an off-road motorbiker after a woman was assaulted in Cardenden. <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>
Police are looking to speak to an off-road motorbiker after a woman was assaulted in Cardenden. (Image: Newsquest)
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Police have issued an appeal for information after a 64 year-old woman was attacked by an off-road motorbiker in Cardenden.

The female was walking in Bowhill Woods at around 7.15pm yesterday (Sunday) when a youth on a green off-road bike assaulted her.

The woman did not require hospital treatment and officers have issued a description of the teenage biker.

Inspector Michael Booker of Cowdenbeath Police Station: “We are keen to trace the rider of the off-road bike.

"He is around 13-17 years old, of slim build, wearing a blue Adidas tracksuit top, dark blue tracksuit bottoms.

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"He was also wearing a blue motorbike helmet with white stripes.

“The bike he was riding was a green off-road bike.

“Anyone with information regarding the identity of the male is asked to contact 101 quoting incident number 3141 of Sunday, 18 August, 2024.”

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