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Originally Posted by Niamh.
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[A 14-year-old boy has been arrested
after a woman was raped in a nightclub toilet.
Officers were called to Bloom club in the
Manchester’s Gay Village area shortly
after 5am on Wednesday.
The boy was arrested on suspicion of rape
and has since been bailed pending
further investigation, Greater Manchester Police said.
Police said the victim is being supported
by specialist services and a number
of lines of inquiry are being followed up.
The woman and her friends were
offered drugs by a teenager shortly
before the attack, police believe.
Staff at the club allegedly allowed
the suspect to leave the venue after the
victim said she did not want police to
be contacted, however the woman’s friend
later called police and an arrest was made.
Bloom nightclub issued a statement
on Thursday saying it had closed
“to allow for a complete investigation”.
It added: “Due to the severity of an
incident which occurred in the club on
Wednesday, Bloom Manchester
will be closed to allow for a complete
investigation to take place.”
The venue, in Bloom Street, describes
itself on Facebook as “Manchester’s favourite
late night LGBTQ+ nightclub”.]