- Two women, 24 and 32. were raped by a gang of teenagers in Delaware Kosciuszko Park
- Ten to twelve boys, ages 12-17 attacked and rape the women who were sitting in the park in the early evening
- The boys all fled the scene and have not yet been caught by police
- There are no witnesses to the attack, despite the park being surrounded by residential homes
Two women, 24 and 32, were attacked and raped in Wilmington,
Delaware's Kosciuszko Park when a gang of nearly a dozen teenage boy approached
them sitting in the park.
The women were assaulted by the group of 10 to 12 African
American juveniles, all of whom fled from the scene and have not yet been
apprehended.
The attack occurred in the early evening while it was still
light out, however there are no witnesses to the crime at this time.
Though they have yet to be caught, the teenage perpetrators
are believed to be African American and between the ages of 12 and 17. Yet,
other than that the police have very little information to go on, according to
NBC 10.
The police were alerted to the crime which occurred at
6:54PM after they received a 911 call reporting the abuse of the women Delaware
Online reported.
After arriving on scene the police were unable to find the
perpetrators or any eye witnesses to the crime, despite the small park being
surrounded by residential homes.
The two women where rushed to the hospital where they were
just released Friday night.
In the days following the rapes neighbors and local city
officials gathered to rally their support being the victims, CBS 3 Philly
reported.
'It disturbs me that you have 10 to 12 juveniles committing
such a heinous act in a park where children should be playing,' Sherry
Dorsey-Walker Sixth District Council Member said at a press conference
broadcast by the station.
Locals were shocked to hear that this crime occurred.
'This is a good neighborhood, and I lived around here for a
year,' Baseer Powell, a resident told
CBS 3, 'I'm surprised this happened but its on these kids’ parents to raise
them right.'
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