POLICE have arrested a 25-year-old man from Colchester on suspicion of rape after a woman was attacked in a graveyard in the early hours of Monday morning.

The 25-year-old man from Colchester was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the investigation after a woman reported being raped in the graveyard behind Colchester Arts Centre in Church Street, Colchester.

The man has been released on police bail pending further enquiries until June 21.