Two 16-year-olds have been charged with rape and sexual assault after an incident in South Park Gardens on December 20.

Wimbledon Times:

A 16-year-old boy from Merton was charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against two victims.

From Monday: Updated: South Park Gardens closed in Wimbledon while police investigate sexual assault

He was also charged with actual bodily harm (ABH) and possession of a knife.

A second 16-year-old boy also from Merton was charged with two counts of rape against the same two victims. 

South Park Gardens is a park in a residential part of Wimbledon, near the town centre.

They were arrested on December 21 and charged on Tuesday, December 22.

Both will appear at Wimbledon Youth Court today.