Loughborough man arrested on suspicion of rape

THREE men, including a 26-year-old from Loughborough, have been arrested after a woman was raped in Henley-on-Thames.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “Between 12am and 2.30am on Sunday, July 2, the victim, a woman aged in her 20s, left the Chinawhite enclosure at the Henley Regatta with a party of people whom she had met there.

“She walked to a residential street in the Harpsden Road and Reading Road area of the town to a car where she was subsequently raped outside the vehicle. The three men then left in the vehicle.

“A member of the public located the victim near the Three Horseshoes public house in Reading Road shortly before 2.30am and called police.

“Two men, aged 23 and 24, from Bedford and a 26-year-old man from Loughborough have all been arrested on suspicion of rape in connection with this incident. They have been released under investigation.”

Detective Inspector Ali Driver, from Oxfordshire Force CID, said: “The victim is being supported by specially-trained officers at this time.

“If you have any information about this incident, please come forward and speak to officers as this could assist with our investigation.”

Thames Valley Police can be contacted via the 101 number. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.