THE suspect arrested by police on suspicion of rape earlier today has been released.

Police spent most of Friday investigating Lawn Woods while the area was cordoned off.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "Following our investigation into an alleged serious sexual assault in the Lawn Woods area of Swindon overnight, a 32-year-old local man – who was earlier arrested on suspicion of rape - has been released on conditional bail.

"The cordon, earlier set up in this area, has now been removed."

Follow the day's events as they happened here.