A 41-year-old woman was raped in the early hours of Sunday, as she made her way home after a night out with her sister in Newcastle.
A police spokesman said the woman was attacked on Dean Street, near Dog Leap stairs.
She then left the area in a taxi and returned to her home in the West End of Newcastle.
Police, who had no further details of her attacker, are trying to trace the taxi driver.
Anyone with information has been asked to call 0191-214 6555 ext 62044.
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