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17/12/2009
Boys Aged 10 Charged With Rape
Police in west London have charged two 10-year-old boys with rape.
The pair are accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in October.
Each of the boys faces two counts of attacking a female under the age of 13, following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, the Metropolitan Police said.
The girl was allegedly assaulted while playing in a park off College Way, Hayes, on 27 October.
Police said the boys, who cannot be named because of their age, will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later.
Officers were alerted to the alleged attack by the victim's parents when she returned from the park.
A specialist team from the Sapphire Unit, which investigates allegations of rape and sexual assault, have been dealing with the case.
(PR/KMcA)
The pair are accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in October.
Each of the boys faces two counts of attacking a female under the age of 13, following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, the Metropolitan Police said.
The girl was allegedly assaulted while playing in a park off College Way, Hayes, on 27 October.
Police said the boys, who cannot be named because of their age, will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later.
Officers were alerted to the alleged attack by the victim's parents when she returned from the park.
A specialist team from the Sapphire Unit, which investigates allegations of rape and sexual assault, have been dealing with the case.
(PR/KMcA)
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