A man was yesterday arrested on suspicion of r-pe after a teenage girl was attacked at a nature reserve during Friday rush hour.
DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED
Officers arrested the 21-year-old, from Bordon, Hampshire, in the early hours of Sunday morning and took him into custody where he remains being quizzed by detectives.
He was also arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
WHAT POLICE INVESTIGATION REVEALS SO FAR
Hampshire Constabulary said it received a report that a teenage girl had been r-ped on Friday September 27 at 9am in the Deadwater Valley area, in between Branson Road, Maple Leaf Drive and Chalet Hill.
The force said the male was unknown to her and the girl and her family are continuing to receive specialist support.
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Detective Superintendent Andrea Douglas, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘We fully appreciate how concerning this incident will be to residents of Bordon but I want to reassure you that we are taking this report extremely seriously and utilising our force assets to ensure our communities are safe.
‘Firstly, the girl and her family are being supported by our specialist teams and we are continuing to do everything we can to ensure we carry out a thorough investigation.
‘Our Eastern Operation Amberstone unit, which specialises in rape and serious assault investigations, continues to work tirelessly to establish the circumstances of what happened.
‘This morning, as part of our enquiries, a 21-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody at this time.’
