Boys arrested on suspicion of rape on playing fields

Police said the assault happened on playing fields which are accessible from Yorke Drive

Four boys have been arrested on suspicion of rape after a teenage girl was attacked in Nottinghamshire.

Police received reports of a serious sexual assault in the Yorke Drive playing fields in Newark on Saturday.

Two boys aged 15 and another boy, 16, were arrested on Monday and released on bail.

A fourth boy, also 16, was arrested on Tuesday and remains in custody.

Nottinghamshire Police said it happened between 17:30 and 19:00 BST.

The force said the boys were bailed under “strict conditions” and that there has been an increased presence of police officers in the area since.

Neighbourhood Insp Charlotte Ellam added: “This incident is understandably going to cause a great deal of alarm and distress in the Newark community.

“I want to reassure the public we are doing everything we can to establish what happened.

“The public can expect to see increased patrols in the area.”