Boy, 13, arrested for rape after dog walker ‘saved woman from attack by 2 males in park’

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a woman was allegedly attacked on a London common.

The suspect was detained by a man who had been walking his dog on Winn’s Common, in Plumstead, on Tuesday December 21 at around 11pm. A second suspect fled the scene.

The teenager was taken to hospital for a dog bite injury to his hand before being taken into custody.

A Met spokesperson said: “Police were called shortly before 11pm on December 21 to Lakedale Road, SE18, to reports of a rape of a woman by two males.

“Officers attended. It was reported that a 35-year-old woman was raped by two males in bushes near to Lakedale Road SE18.

“A member of the public, who was walking his dog, disturbed the suspects and assisted in detaining one of them at the scene.

“The detained male, aged 13, was arrested on suspicion of rape and initially taken to hospital to be treated for an injury to his finger caused by a dog bite, before being taken into custody.

“Enquiries continue.”

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