Sometimes, just sometimes, there’s a positive spin on the whole Big Brother ordeal. CCTV camera’s are everywhere these days and while some may be unnecessary, at times like these, their reasoning is justified.

In an effort to bring her attacker to justice, a brave young woman has allowed CCTV footage to be released of her just before she was raped. An incident that occurred in October last year, the CCTV footage shows a man carrying the unconscious woman across a road in Birmingham’s city centre. She was then raped just minutes later and located shortly afterwards when a member of the public reported finding her in a highly distressed state.

Officers had previously put out an image of a key witness, believed to have dwarfism and known only as Kevin, who left the Walkabout bar on Broad Street with the complainant at 4am. Police said the pair walked towards Granville Street, where the suspect – described as a black man – spoke to Kevin and scooped the woman into his arms, leaving Kevin alone. A short time later a report was made to the police when a member of the public found the woman in a highly distressed state.

The CCTV footage was released in the hopes that the incident might jog someone’s memory who will then come forward with more information.

[source: telegraph]