‘A woman visiting a friend at Middlemore Hospital was dragged into bushes and raped after leaving the building for a cigarette.
…The attacker was described as a young Polynesian..
Meanwhile, a daylight attack in which a woman was held at knifepoint north of Wellington has sparked fears of a serial sex attacker in the area.
..The offender was described as a tall Pacific Islander or Maori in his early 20s
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The victim of yesterday morning’s Tory St assault remains in a “very serious” condition in Wellington Hospital’s intensive care unit, a hospital spokesman said this morning.
……Police are looking for three Pacific Island men in their twenties, including one who was wearing rosary beads at the time of the assault.