Jurors in the trial of four schoolboys accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Workington have retired to consider their verdicts.

The boys, all aged under 16 and from west Cumbria, have each pleaded not guilty to two rape charges. They also each deny a further sexual assault allegation.

It is alleged they carried out a "brutal sexual attack" on the girl in a muddy field on the evening of January 3 last year. The prosecution alleges that a "pack mentality" took over and that the boys took "turns to rape the complainant", who had been drinking cider and did not known them.

On day 11 of the trial today, the final three closing speeches were delivered by barristers before Judge James Adkin summed up the evidence.

This afternoon, Judge Adkin invited the eight women and four men of the jury to retire and begin their deliberations.