A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to raping a teenage girl in a Worcester park.

The 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted near the tennis courts in Cripplegate Park at around 2am on August 10.

The boy followed the victim, who he had never met before, into the park before raping her, a court heard.

West Mercia Police launched a manhunt for the boy, who was arrested days later.

On Friday, September 26, he admitted one charge of rape and one charge of assault by penetration. He cannot be named because of his age.

Judge Andrew Lockhart KC remanded the boy in custody while a pre-sentence report is prepared.

Addressing the boy who remained in the enclosed dock throughout the hearing, the judge said: ‘You’ve pleaded guilty. You’re going to have your case adjourned for sentence.

‘You w

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