Care home boy, 15, on rape charge

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl while they were reportedly on leave from a council-run children's home.

The boy was scheduled to appear in court earlier this week. Council chiefs are set to launch a probe into whether protocols relating to the release of children's home residents were followed, it was reported today.

A police spokesman said: "A report has been sent to both the Procurator Fiscal and the Children's Reporter."

A council spokesperson said: "The police are investigating and once that is complete we will look closely at the outcome."