Three men arrested after woman gang-raped leaving Henley Royal Regatta party

The victim, aged in her 20s, was attacked as she walked to a car following a party held at the end of the rowing race

The woman was raped after leaivng the Henley Royal Regatta (file photo) (Getty Images)

Police have arrested three men after a woman was gang-raped as she left a party at the Henley Royal Regatta.

The victim, aged in her 20s, was attacked after leaving an event at the Chinawhite enclosure following the rowing race on the banks of the River Thames.

She was raped as she walked to a car with a group of people she had met at the party.

A passer-by found her near the Three Horseshoes pub in the centre of Henley and called the police.

The trio were detained hours after police released CCTV images of three men wanted for questioning over the rape.

Two men, aged 23 and 24, from Bedford and a 26-year-old man from Loughborough were arrested on Friday. They have been released under investigation.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "Between 12am and 2.30am on Sunday, 2 July, the victim, a woman aged in her 20s, left the Chinawhite enclosure at the Henley Regatta with a party of people whom she had met there.

"She walked to a residential street in the Harpsden Road and Reading Road area of the town to a car where she was subsequently raped outside the vehicle.

"The three men then left in the vehicle."

Police appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

Detective Chief Inspector Lis Knight added: "The victim is being supported by specially-trained officers at this time.

"If you have any information, regardless of how insignificant you think it may be, please come forward and speak to officers as this could assist with our investigation."