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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Thomas George

Man, 27, arrested after another man raped in Manchester city centre hotel

A man has been arrested after another man was raped at a hotel in Manchester city centre. Emergency services were called to a hotel in Portland Street shortly before 8.30am today (Wednesday).

Police said they had received a report that a man had been raped by another man. It is understood that the incident happened at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape. He remains in police custody.

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Several police cars and an ambulance were seen parked outside the entrance to the hotel, near to the junction with New York Street, on Wednesday morning.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers were called to a report of a rape just before 8.30am this morning (25 May 2022) at a hotel on Portland Street, Manchester.

"Emergency services attended and a male was reported to have been raped by another male.

"A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape. He remains in custody at this time. Enquiries are on-going."

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