Shock as six-year-old boy is suspected of rape

North Wales: The suspected rape of a girl by a six-year-old boy was one of more than 160 crimes involving children under 10 which were recorded by North Wales Police in the last four years.

Figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request show that children under 10 were suspects in 28 sexual offences recorded since the start of 2011. They included 14 rapes of both girls and boys, as well as a range of other sexual offences.