Two teenagers rape 12-year-old Girl

Detectives are looking for three teenagers after a 12-year-old girl was raped near garages in east London.

She was pinned down and attacked by two men aged between 17 and 19 whom she had just met, said police.

A third teenager went with them to the "secluded" area of Hibbert Road, near Theydon Street, Walthamstow.

The attack, which police described as "brutal", took place between 00:15 BST and 00:30 BST on Saturday.

Officers said the first suspect claimed he was 17 and called Mo. He was very thin, mixed race and had a diamond stud in his left ear.

The second was described as black and very tall. His hair was partly shaven and he was wearing black trousers and a red and blue shirt.

The third, who did not commit rape, said his name was Miles, police said.

Det Insp Simon Ellershaw said the girl had been "engaged in conversation" before being led to a "secluded area".


Source: BBC News

The girl was pinned down and attacked by two males in a "secluded" area of Walthamstow at about 00:15 BST on Saturday, police said.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested by detectives on Thursday and is in custody at an east London police station.

Officers have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

The attack took place at a row of garages off Hibbert Road, near the junction with Theydon Street.

The victim had just met the attackers, who engaged her in conversation.

After the rape she managed to call a friend who came to the scene. The suspects then left the area.

Det Insp Simon Ellershaw, who is leading the investigation, said: "This was a very nasty attack on a vulnerable girl just 12 years old by a group of older males who engaged her in conversation before leading her to a secluded area.

"She was pinned down and two of the males then brutally raped her.

"Despite this arrest we are still appealing for anyone with information or any witnesses to please contact police as soon as possible."

The first suspect was described as very thin, of mixed race and had a diamond stud in his left ear.

The second was described as black and very tall. His hair was partly shaven and he was wearing black trousers with a red and blue shirt.

A third member of the group did not commit rape, the victim told police.