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Man arrested on suspicion of Brighton beach rape

Patrick BarlowSouth East
News imageEddie Mitchell A police officer wearing a yellow hi-vis jacket stood on a pebbly beach inside a cordon. The remains of a pier sit in the sea in the background.Eddie Mitchell
Sussex Police are investigating reports of a rape on Brighton beach

A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on Brighton beach, police say.

Sussex Police said a 28-year-old man was being held after the woman reported the incident, which is thought to have taken place late on Tuesday or in the early hours of Wednesday.

The woman, in her 20s, is being supported by specialist officers, the force said.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police, a force spokesperson said.

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