POLICE have released an e-fit of a man who held a knife to a woman's throat and attempted to rape her before she bravely fought him off.

As reported in the Bolton News, a woman was walking her two dogs in wasteland near to Bedford Avenue, Walkden, shortly before 7pm on Sunday, April 23.

The woman in her 30s was approached by a man who asked her for the time before grabbing her and pulling her into some trees where he threatened her with a knife and ordered her to have over her jewellery.

He then tried to rape her before she bravely fought him off and ran away.

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Police have now produced an efit of the man as they continue to appeal for information on the incident.

The offender is described as white, of stocky build, in his mid-30s and was wearing a black baseball cap, black tracksuit and white Nike trainers with a white tick on them.

Detective Sergeant Mark Toker, of GMP’s Salford borough, said: “Since this incident was reported to police we have carried out extensive enquiries and have now managed to produce an e-fit.

“We are treating this extremely concerning incident as a priority and I would urge anybody who believes they recognise the person pictured to contact police.

“We are also continuing to appeal for a number of potential witnesses to come forward.

“Just before the attack took place, the woman passed a number of people in the field including a family, an elderly couple and some teenagers on bikes.

“These people are not in any trouble but they may have key information which could help us with this case.”

Anyone with any information should call 0161 856 8361, quoting incident number 2002 of 23/04/17, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.