Epsom chaos as missiles thrown and riot police swarm after alleged church rape update

Epsom chaos as missiles thrown and riot police swarm after alleged church rape updateSurrey Police previously received a report that a woman in her 20s had been followed and assaulted outside a church in Ashley Road, Epsom, after leaving Labyrinth Epsom nightclubNewsChristopher Mallett20:01, 20 Apr 2026Updated 20:23, 20 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesRiot police were deployed in Epsom again(Image: w8media)Riot police have descended on streets in Epsom as missiles were thrown after police said there was no evidence immigrants or asylum seekers were involved in an alleged rape outside a church.Demonstrators gathered on a residential street in the Surrey town this evening (Monday). At least two people have been detained by police – one for trying to climb on top of a police van and another on the doorstep of a house.Surrey Police previously received a report that a woman in her 20s had been followed and assaulted outside a church in Ashley Road, Epsom, after leaving Labyrinth Epsom nightclub on Saturday April 11 between 2am and 4am.There was public anger that the force had not released the ethnicity of any suspects but Surrey Police said this was because "the information about the incident and potential suspects is so limited".View 3 ImagesPolice run towards the protest in Epsom(Image: w8media)The protest on Monday follows a demonstration on Wednesday, where objects were thrown at officers as people demanded police release further information about the suspects. Surrey Police has warned that “robust action” will be taken against anyone who commits a criminal offence in the protest.In an update posted on the Epsom and Ewell Beat Facebook page on Monday evening, the force said: "We are currently present at a protest in Epsom town centre which started earlier this evening (April 20). Public order trained officers are currently at the scene.View 3 ImagesA protestor apparently in cuffs in Epsom(Image: w8media)READ MORE: Teacher 'sexually assaulted baby he was adop...