A TEENAGER has been arrested following the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Detectives investigating the attack in Sunderland, which left the girl in hospital, have questioned a 17-year-old. He was bailed pending further inquiries.
The rape was said to have taken place in a lane between Azalea Terrace South and Woodside after the girl was approached by a stranger in nearby Azalea Avenue, on Friday, April 2.
She was later found in a confused state by two teenagers.
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