Man arrested over Gloucester rape released on bail

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A 28-year-old man went to a police station after a CCTV appeal

A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of raping a woman has been released on bail.

The victim met a man at Gloucester bus station on 26 August.

The pair walked to the Horton Road area where she was raped in bushes near the Gulf petrol station between 20:00 BST and 20:40.

The man, from Gloucester, attended a police station on Sunday after a CCTV appeal and was arrested on suspicion of rape.

On Tuesday, police confirmed the man had been released on bail.

The victim has been receiving specialist support, police said.