Statement from Jackie King

“I am deeply saddened and shocked to hear of the serious assault which was reported in the early hours of Saturday morning. On behalf of all council staff and elected members, our thoughts are with the victim, their family and our wider community at this time.

Incidents of this nature have no place in our borough. Epsom & Ewell Borough Council is committed to working with partners—including Surrey Police, Surrey County Council and the North Surrey Domestic Abuse Service, all of whom form part of Epsom & Ewell’s Community Safety Partnership—along with other agencies, to tackle violence against women and girls and to put measures in place that help keep women and girls safe. 

Our work in this area will not be finished until every woman and girl in Epsom & Ewell is safe in their homes, on our streets and in our parks, across our borough. 

I understand that members of our community will feel concerned, unsettled and angry. It is important that we come together as a community, support one another and avoid speculation or the spread of unverified information which can cause additional harm and possibly hinder the investigation. Epsom and Ewell is a strong and caring community. By standing together, supporting those affected and enabling the authorities to do their work we will all play our part.

I thank Surrey Police, who are working diligently to establish the sequence of events and to clarify the circumstances and the details of those involved in the incident. 

If you were in the area around Ashley Road, Epsom Methodist Church, or Labyrinth nightclub between 2am and 4am on Saturday morning, if you saw or spoke to a woman in her 20s in distress in this area, or you have any CCTV, dashcam, or helmet cam footage of this area during this timeframe, please contact Surrey Police quoting PR/45260041426 or by using the online form on the Surrey Police website." surrey.police.uk