Nightingale court tells parents of victim of alleged rape there is no room for them at trial

Family of teenager advised that one parent could sit in overspill room shared with alleged rapist's family

The parents of a schoolgirl who has accused a stranger of rape have been told by police that there is not enough space in a Nightingale court for them to attend the alleged attacker's trial.

Instead, the family of the teenager have been advised that only one of her parents should sit in an overspill room that would be shared with two members of the alleged rapist's family.