Teenager arrested after raping woman on pavement near Hydro and SECC in Glasgow

A teenager was arrested after a woman was raped near OVO Hydro and SECC in Glasgow on Friday.

On the evening of Friday, May 31, police received a report of a serious sexual assault in the Congress Road area of ​​the city.

Following the attack, a section of the footpath along the River Clyde was cordoned off and police remained at the scene on Saturday morning.

Officials confirmed that a 16-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and released pending further investigations.

A Scottish Police spokesman said: “We received a report of a serious sexual assault on a woman in the Congress Road area of ​​Glasgow on the evening of Friday 31 May 2024.”

“A 16-year-old man was arrested in connection with this incident and released pending further investigations.

“The investigation is ongoing.”

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