A teenager was robbed and seriously sexually assaulted after using a cash point machine in Southampton.

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The 19-year-old victim was using the device at the Tesco Express store in St Mary's Street in the early hours of yesterday when his ordeal began.

Police say he was robbed and then sexually assaulted in the graveyard at nearby St Mary's Church.

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Detective Inspector Dave Jackson, below, heading the investigation, said: “I would like to hear from anyone who was in the St Mary's Street area from about 3am, who may have seen an altercation at and adjacent to the cash machine outside Tesco Express.

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“I would also like to speak to anyone who may have seen a group of men in the churchyard between about 2.45am and 3.30am as they may have vital information.”