Sudbury rape: Man admits 'brutal' bank holiday attack

A man has admitted raping a woman in a "brutal" attack in the early hours of Spring Bank Holiday Monday.

Marian Pavel attacked the 18-year-old on a grassy area between First Avenue and Second Avenue in Sudbury, Suffolk, on 28 May at about 03:30 BST.

The woman was walking home from the town centre when she was grabbed from behind and assaulted.

Pavel, 28, of Cavendish Way, Sudbury, pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault at Ipswich Crown Court.

Suffolk Police said it was a "really serious, brutal and terrifying" attack.

Pavel is due to be sentenced on 23 July.