A man has been arrested after a woman was allegedly led into a park by a stranger with a gun who then raped her.

The reported rape happened at about 9:30pm on Tuesday, September 9 at Heaton Mersey Park in Stockport. Greater Manchester Police officers arrived at he park and spoke to the victim shortly after the attack. Officers then arrested a 28-year-old man just an hour after they were alerted to reports of the rape. The man remains in custody.

In her account, the victim described a man approached her and forced her to come with him. She believed he was carrying what could have been a firearm at the time.

When they arrived at the park, the man allegedly raped her, although she was able to get away from him shortly afterward. The man is alleged to have fled shortly afterward.

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