Corrie star ‘raped girl as she clutched teddy bear’

A girl who claims Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell raped her as she clutched a teddy bear has broken down in tears in the witness box as she told of the abuse.

The actor leant forward in his seat, his face almost touching the glass screen in the dock, grimacing, closing his eyes, and repeatedly shaking his head as the girl gave evidence.

The witness, whose identity cannot be revealed, broke down in tears minutes after beginning her evidence behind a curtain, screening her from the public gallery at Manchester Crown Court.