Girl, 15, raped in school grounds

Police are investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl in the grounds of a school in Derry.

The girl is believed to have been walking home through Foyle College on Northland Road at around 11pm last night when she was attacked by a stranger.

Police say she was on her own at the time.

The attacker was described as a young man, aged 17 or 18, with a shaved head. He had an English accent.

He was around 5ft 9in, of slim build, and was wearing a dark shirt and either tracksuit bottoms or jeans at the time.

The PSNI’s Ballymena Rape Crime Unit is investigating.

They have appealed for anyone with information to get in contact with them.