Overview

• A 15-year-old boy is charged with rape, two counts of sexual assault and intimate touching of a 17-year-old girl attacked in Cripplegate Park on August 10.
• He appeared before Worcester Magistrates’ Court on August 13 and was remanded into youth detention by District Judge John Bristow.
• The case is set for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Worcester Crown Court on September 10.
• West Mercia Police have cordoned off the tennis courts area, placed a scene guard and begun forensic examinations.
• Prosecutor Liz Blacklock described the incident as an alleged stranger rape and detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone who assisted the victim.