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Dating app used to lure in assault victims

Otago Daily Times Online News·Wednesday, 13 May 2026·20 days ago
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The victims of two serious assaults were attacked by more than one offender after a dating app was used to lure them to a park late at night. One victim is in critical care following an assault on Friday in Invercargill and a second victim sustained serious injuries following an attack on Sunday, police said. Police said in a statement they were working to establish if the incidents were linked. "On both occasions, there was more than one offender involved, and the assaults were physical assaults," the statement said. Do you know more? Email us Both attacks happened in Queens Park.  Police declined to reveal the gender of the victims or the app used. “In both incidents reported to police, it appears people are using these apps to lure people to secluded locations late at night with the intention to attack them," Southland Area Prevention Manager acting Inspector Mel Robertson. Police are making inquiries into both incidents, including working to identify and locate the alleged offenders, she said.…

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