Youth (16) arrested over rape of Lisburn girl

Police in Co Antrim investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl earlier this month have arrested a teenager.

Police in Co Antrim investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl earlier this month have arrested a teenager.

The 16-year-old boy was detained today in connection with the attack between Moss Road and Sharry Drive in Lisburn on February 11th.

The victim had spent the evening with up to 40 young people in the Harmony Hill area. But after she left the crowd with her attacker, the girl was seriously sexually assaulted in an alleyway.

Police arrested another youth last week. He was freed on bail.

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