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United Kingdom·Protests

UK police close rape inquiry that sparked disorder in Epsom after finding no offence occurred

Friday, 24 April 2026, 06:43 · 1 min read

Surrey Police (the force covering the county south of London) have closed their investigation into a reported rape outside a church in Epsom, England, concluding that no crime took place. The woman in her twenties, who had been out at a local nightclub in the early hours of 11 April, suffered an accidental head injury that led her to make a confused report, police said after reviewing CCTV footage, conducting witness interviews, and carrying out forensic tests. The case had triggered two rounds of public protests, with anger fuelled partly by the force's initial failure to release descriptions of any suspects; the unrest culminated in eggs and beer cans being thrown at riot-equipped officers, resulting in four arrests, with police and the Surrey police and crime commissioner condemning the violence and warning that outside agitators who had travelled to the town to cause trouble would face prosecution.

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The GuardianSurrey police to close rape inquiry that sparked Epsom disorder ↗︎
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