Manhunt after woman, in 60s, found under bridge with life-changing injuries

Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a woman was found injured in Dorchester. It was reported that a woman aged in her 60s had been found with injuries shortly after 10am on Thursday 29 October 2026 under the bridge in an alleyway that runs between Sawmills Lane and Herringston Road. She is described as wearing a white bucket hat, dark-coloured coat, dark-coloured trousers and white shoes. The woman was taken to hospital for treatment, with her injuries believed to be potentially life-changing. Police Constable Jacob Chutter, of Dorset County CID, said: “We are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances of how this woman came to sustain her injuries and these remain ongoing. “I would urge any witnesses or anyone with information that might assist our enquiries to please make contact with us. “I would also urge anyone with home CCTV or doorbell cameras in the area of Sawmills Lane and Herringston Road to please review any footage from the morning of Thursday 29 October 2026 to see if they have captured anything of relevance. I would also make the same request of any motorists with dashcam who were driving in the vicinity, including in the Manor Road area.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online or by calling 101

Police are searching for witnesses after a woman was found with serious injuries close to a cricket green in Dorchester.

The badly-injured victim, aged in her 60s, was discovered under a bridge in an alleyway at 10am on Thursday 29 October 2026.

The alley runs between Sawmills Lane and Herringston Road and is close to a YMCA hostel and a cricket green.

Police described the woman as wearing a white bucket hat, dark-coloured coat, dark-coloured trousers and white shoes.

She was rushed to hospital for treatment, with her injuries believed to be potentially life-changing.

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PC Jacob Chutter, of Dorset County CID, said: ‘We are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances of how this woman came to sustain her injuries and these remain ongoing.

‘I would urge any witnesses or anyone with information that might assist our enquiries to please make contact with us.

‘I would also urge anyone with home CCTV or doorbell cameras in the area of Sawmills Lane and Herringston Road to please review any footage from the morning of Thursday 29 October 2026 to see if they have captured anything of relevance.

‘I would also make the same request of any motorists with dashcam who were driving in the vicinity, including in the Manor Road area.’

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online or by calling 101

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