Racial Hate Crime Shocks UK: Young Punjabi Woman Brutally Attacked in Walsall

West Midlands Police are investigating the racially aggravated rape of a 20-year-old woman, believed to be of Punjabi heritage, in Walsall. The suspect, a white man in his 30s, was captured on CCTV, and police have issued an urgent appeal for information. “This was an absolutely appalling attack,” said Detective Superintendent Ronan Tyrer. Community fears have escalated, with Sikh groups highlighting a similar racially motivated rape in Oldbury in September. Extra police patrols have been deployed as investigations intensify.