A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was raped and then sexually assaulted as she went in search of help near the Manchester Ship Canal.

The girl was raped by a man near Barton Lane, Eccles, in the early hours of Saturday. After the attack she ran off, only to be sexually assaulted in a car by a man who had stopped to help.

Det Insp Danny Woodward said: "These were two horrific attacks on a young girl in one night. We need to catch the people responsible for these horrendous offences as soon as possible."

"After being raped by one man she was then sexually assaulted by somebody she asked for help.