COPS have launched a probe after a teenage girl was allegedly raped and sexually assaulted near a canal.
Two teenage boys have been charged and the area remains cordoned off after the reported attack in Coventry, West Midlands.
The 17-year-old girl was allegedly targeted in the Rowleys Green area on Sunday, March 15.
Cops later cordoned off part of Longford Canal as part of an investigation into the reported attack.
West Midlands Police have since confirmed two teens have been charged in connection with the attack.
A 17-year-old has been charged with rape and an 18-year-old has been charged with sexual assault.
They are both set to appear in court next month.
The force said: “We have charged two teenagers after a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and raped in the Rowleys Green area of Coventry on March 15.
“An 18-year-old boy has been charged with sexual assault and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with rape.
“Both are next due to appear at Warwick Crown Court on April 15.”
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