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Pair who helped teens in Frome supermarket sought by police

POLICE are trying to find a man and woman who helped two teenage girls at a Frome supermarket – who later reported they had been victims of an unrelated sexual offence.

A woman was approached by girls in the toilets at Asda some time between 9.30am and 11.30am on Thursday, September 5, and asked to fetch a member of staff.

She left the toilets and asked the man to fetch an employee, and having done so, they left the store together.

DC Matthew Morton, of Avon & Somerset Police, said: “We wish to speak to the pair to establish if they have any information that could be relevant to an ongoing investigation.

“After they left the store, the two girls disclosed to a staff member they had been victims of sexual offences in another part of town overnight.

“Police were called and officers arrested a 17-year-old boy later that day. He has since been released on bail while our investigation continues.”

The pair helped two girls at Asda, in Frome. Picture: Google

The pair helped two girls at Asda, in Frome. Picture: Google

DC Morton added: “We are making sure the victims have access to support services they may require.

“We are keen to talk to the two members of public who helped the girls on that day to establish what information, if any, they may have that is relevant to this criminal investigation.

“CCTV images have been found showing the two individuals, which we appreciate are of low quality, but we hope they may jog the pair’s memory.”

The pair are urged to contact police on 101 and give the reference number 5224234755.