Overview
- British Transport Police launched an investigation after North Wales Police reported a sexual assault at Hope station on Thursday evening.
- Officers cordoned off the station on Friday as enquiries continued, including local interviews and evidence searches.
- Transport for Wales suspended stops at Hope on the Wrexham–Bidston route and arranged half‑hourly replacement buses between Hope and Caergwrle via Pats Coaches.
- Initial guidance flagged disruption into Friday afternoon, with updates moving the expected end time from around 1pm to about 3pm.
- Detective Sergeant Rebecca Haywood said the victim is receiving specialist support and asked anyone with information to text BTP on 61016 quoting reference 62 of 31 October.