Police identify woman who was dragged along a road by a car
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It happened at 2.30pm on Strathmore Avenue on Sunday, September 13.
She was dragged along the road by the a silver Vauxhall Astra which then fled the scene.
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Hide AdThe victim was taken to Leeds General Infirmary for immediate treatment.
She remains in hospital today with serious, but not life threatening injuries.
Police were unable to identify the woman as she was found with no means of identification.
However, they were contacted by her partner overnight.
They have now been able to identify her as a 30-year-old woman local to the area.
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Hide AdA 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident.
He remains in custody.
Leeds District Acting Detective Inspector, Victoria Alexander said: “This was clearly a traumatic incident, which has occurred in the middle of the day when it is likely people will have been in the vicinity and saw what happened.
“CCTV enquiries are taking place and we are looking to retrieve any dash-cam footage which may exist from other passing motorists.
“Crucially, I am appealing to anyone who knows the identity of the injured woman to contact us straight away using the non-emergency number 101 or via the live chat system on the Force website quoting log reference 1038 of 13/09.
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Hide Ad“I also want to hear from anyone who witnessed this or has further information that could assist our enquiries. If you would like to provide details anonymously, you can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”