Teenager 'gang raped by four men'

The men left Blackpool shortly after the attack, police said

A 15-year-old was raped by a gang of four men at a house in Blackpool, a court has been told.

Awat Ahmed, 30, of Cookson Street in Blackpool, Lancashire, was one of four Kurdish men alleged to have carried out the attack in May this year.

He denied three charges of rape and one of false imprisonment at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday.

Three other men wanted for the attack have not been traced, despite an appeal on the BBC Crimewatch programme.

Hana Zana Sahli, Karim Faraidon Nzar, Taha Abdulla, were named on the programme but apparently vanished after the attack.

The prosecution allege the teenager was gang raped at a house in Caroline Street before being driven to the centre of the resort.

The case continues.