Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was reportedly forced into some woods and raped near the A46 at Binley Woods.

A woman in her 20s was walking along Brandon Road under the flyover of the A46 towards Rugby Road when she is understood to have been approached by an unknown man.

He threatened her with what is thought to be a bladed object before taking her to a nearby wooded area where he is reported to have raped her.

Warwickshire Police is asking for witnesses and dashcam footage, following the incident which happened between 2pm and 3pm on Monday (22 April).

The force said enquiries are ongoing and the public can expect to see a heightened police presence in the area over the coming days.

Detective Inspector Carl Buckley said: "We recognise the concern this will cause in the local community and while no arrests have been made, I'd like to reassure them we're carrying out a full investigation.

"As part of that, there will be officers in the area surrounding Brandon Road and Rugby Road in the next 48 hours. 

"Please speak to them if you think you saw something or can help - your information could be key to our investigation.

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"Equally we'd encourage anyone who has dashcam footage and was travelling along Brandon Road or Rugby Road between 1.30pm and 3pm last Monday to contact us."

Anyone with information should report it online or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting incident numbers 323 of 26 April.