{"id":168439,"date":"2026-04-16T06:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=168439"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:16:11","slug":"tusentals-blockerar-hel-stad-efter-gruppvaaldtakt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/tusentals-blockerar-hel-stad-efter-gruppvaaldtakt\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands blockade entire city after gang rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A gang rape in Epsom has sparked strong protests. At the same time, there is strong criticism that the police are still not releasing descriptions - despite strong public pressure.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman in her 20s was gang raped on the night of April 11-12 in Epsom, Surrey. According to available information, the attack took place between 2am and 4am outside a church on Ashley Road, after the woman left a nightclub nearby, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15736617\/Hundreds-protesters-Epsom-demand-description-men-raped-woman-church-riot-police-street.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police confirm that several men followed the woman before the attack. However, no description or details of the suspects have been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blockades and growing frustration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, large groups gathered in the city center. The protests developed into blockades where traffic was stopped and demands for clear messages from the police increased rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThey have formed a human blockade and are stopping traffic in the city center.\u201d<\/em> write an account on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2044451806902731046\">X<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8HOLT SH*T: Epsom, Surrey has been taken over by furious locals!<br><br>They've formed a human blockade, stopping traffic in the town center.<br><br>This comes after a woman was r@ped outside a church last week.<br><br>Protesters refuse to move until police release suspect descriptions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gy9XjTkMag\">pic.twitter.com\/gy9XjTkMag<\/a><\/p>- The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBritLad\/status\/2044451806902731046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThousands of angry locals are out on the streets of Epsom blocking roads after a young woman was gang raped outside a local church.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main source of dissatisfaction is that key information on the perpetrators is still missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speculation about migrants<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2044459326169890951\">Tasks to be carried out<\/a><\/strong> spread on social media claimed that the victims were migrants and the victim confirmed that this was the case. The phenomenon of gang rape in the West has been something that has come with mass immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that the police are simultaneously appealing to the public for tips and witness information, without presenting a description, is raised in these discussions as a reason to suspect that important information is being withheld. However, no such link has been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Police: no descriptions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surrey Police say they cannot give a description at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">- <em>We currently do not have enough information to update you with the description of the suspects<\/em>, claims the Chief Superintendent <strong>Mark Chapman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, information from the scene indicates that a major police operation has been carried out, with riot gear deployed to deal with the protests in the city center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clear contrast between the lack of information on suspects and the rapid mobilization of resources against protesters has become a central point of criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom News has spoken to the former British MP <strong>Andrew Bridgen<\/strong> about the events in Epsom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>- The lack of transparency by the police in describing the perpetrators of the gang rape of a young woman in Epsom has raised tensions in the community and turned the area into a powder keg. It is clear that the police and authorities know that if they were to publish descriptions of those responsible for this horrific crime, the powder keg would likely explode.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trust put to the test<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police are still looking for witnesses and material that can contribute to the investigation. At the same time, the fact remains that no descriptions have been released several days after the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation in Epsom shows how a serious crime incident can quickly become a trust issue. When key information is missing, while resources are devoted to controlling the response, tensions between authorities and the public intensify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brutal gang rape and police silence have led to huge public outrage<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":168446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,1520,205],"tags":[6633,4044,196],"class_list":["post-168439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utrikes","category-stor","category-nyheter","tag-gruppvaldtakt","tag-protest","tag-storbritannien"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}