A teenager arrested in connection to a bomb hoax that saw six schools evacuated has been released from police bail but remains under investigation, according to Hampshire police.

A 13-year-old boy from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of communicating false information by means of a bomb hoax in June.

An anonymous caller left fake threats on voicemails and phone calls across two days between Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 of June.

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Officers searched Bitterne Park School, Banister Park School, Regents Park Community College, St Anne’s Catholic Girl’s Secondary School, Saint George Catholic College and Weston Secondary School for evidence of a bomb - but none was found.

Three months on, a spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: “He has been released from police bail but remains under investigation while our enquiries continue.”