Police have issued an update on two Midland rape investigations.

West Midlands Police arrested a 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman from Sandwell yesterday morning, Friday, October 17.

It followed a reported rape in Hurst Green Park, Halesowen, on Thursday night, October 16 where a woman in her 30s was attacked.

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Officers later arrested the same pair in connection a the reported 'racially-aggravated' rape in Tame Road, Oldbury, on Tuesday, September 9.

In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, a West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "Two people have been arrested as part of our investigation into a rape in Halesowen last night.

"We were called at around 7pm after a woman in her 30s reported she has been attacked in Hurst Green Park. This incident is not being treated as racially-aggravated.

"A 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman from Sandwell were arrested this morning on suspicion of rape.A cordon is in place in the park while we carry out enquiries. "The man and woman have this afternoon subsequently been arrested in connection with a rape on Tame Road, Oldbury on Tuesday, 9 September."

In an update provided today, Saturday, October 18, a force spokesperson said: "Two people remain in custody."

Police had been seeking a breakthrough in their inquiries into the September 9 attack, which triggered widespread anxiety among local women and families. Two rewards were offered for a combined £30,000 for information securing a conviction.