# Hunt launched after runner in her 20s ‘hit across the head and strangled by stranger’ in Windsor

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hunt-launched-after-runner-in-her-20s-hit-across-the-head-and-strangled-by-stranger-in-windsor/
- Published: 2026-11-08T18:02:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T18:21:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276359/Runner-hit-head-strangled-stranger-Windsor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Offbeat, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Police have released an e-fit of a man sought after an alleged assault near Windsor.
- The runner suffered minor injuries and did not need hospital treatment.
- Information can be given to Thames Valley Police or Crimestoppers.

## Summary

Thames Valley Police is seeking information about a man after a woman in her 20s reported being assaulted while running near Windsor. The incident was reported at about 11.30am on 28 August, beneath a railway bridge on Eton Wick Road, and the suspect fled after she screamed.

Police say the woman was hit on the head and held in a headlock, sustaining minor injuries that did not require hospital treatment. The man is described as white, in his early 20s, about 5ft 7in tall, with short brown hair; he was wearing baggy blue shorts and no top. Police have released an e-fit and ask anyone who recognises him to call 101, quoting reference 43260448686, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.

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