September 22, 201015 yr Football star and brother arrested over hotel rape claims By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:27 PM on 22nd September 2010 Add to My Stories Held: Football star Titus Bramble has been arrested on suspicion of rape at a city centre hotel in Newcastle Football star Titus Bramble has been arrested along with his brother on suspicion of rape today. The Sunderland defender was detained after the alleged rape of a young woman was reported to police in the early hours of this morning. Bramble, 29, a former England under-21 player, and his football-playing brother Tesfaye, 30, were being quizzed by detectives investigating the alleged attack at a Newcastle city centre hotel. A Northumbria Police spokesman said: 'Police received a report of a rape of a woman at a city centre hotel in Newcastle in the early hours. 'Two men, aged 29 and 30, have been arrested on suspicion of rape.' The former Ipswich and Newcastle defender was signed by Sunderland manager Steve Bruce from Wigan for a fee thought to be around £1million in the summer. Striker Tesfaye has played international football for Montserrat, a British island in the Caribbean. He now plays for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Leiston, in Suffolk. It is believed the alleged rape happened at the plush, four-star Vermont Hotel, which has an entrance close to bars and nightclubs on Newcastle's quayside. A hotel spokesman refused to comment. Sunderland Football Club has so far not commented. Bramble's solicitor Mark Haslam was unavailable for comment. Arrested: The Sunderland defender was detained after the alleged rape of a young woman was reported to police in the early hours of this morning Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1314269/Football-star-Titus-Bramble-brother-arrested-hotel-rape-claims.html#ixzz10H6OtJxP
September 22, 201015 yr Pointless discussing unless there is some actual evidence which can be proved.
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