Six arrests after girl raped at Liverpool apart-hotel
Six men have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl was raped at an apart-hotel in Liverpool city centre.
Police said the girl was attacked at about 04:30 BST on Sunday in an apartment in Temple Court. Two 20-year-old men - one from Congleton and one from Stoke-on-Trent - were arrested on suspicion of rape. Four men - three aged 18 and one 19 - all from Stoke-on-Trent, were held on suspicion of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. Police said the girl was receiving specialist support and the scene was being forensically examined. The men have been released pending further inquiries. Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk