POLICE are investigating an allegation that a 28-year-old Burnley woman was raped in Nelson.

The woman told police she was attacked at a house in Nelson in the early hours of Saturday after enjoying a night out at the El Tropicano nightclub, Hibson Road, Nelson.

A 40-year-old Nelson man has been questioned by detectives about the allegation.

He was released without charge on police bail pending further inquiries and forensic tests.

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