Footballer held in rape probe

Football star Titus Bramble and his brother were arrested on suspicion of rape yesterday.

The 29-year-old Sunderland defender and his brother Tesfaye, 30, were detained after the alleged rape of a young woman was reported to police in the early hours of the morning.

Both men were being questioned by detectives investigating the alleged attack at a Newcastle city centre hotel.

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It is believed the alleged rape happened at the four-star Vermont Hotel, which is close to bars and nightclubs on the quayside.

Bramble, a former England Under-21 player, was signed by Sunderland boss Steve Bruce from Wigan for a fee thought to be around 1m in the summer.