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| Arrests in rugby roller incident | Arrests in rugby roller incident |
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| Police have arrested 21 men after a female rugby fan was crushed by a metal lawn roller as she slept in a tent. | Police have arrested 21 men after a female rugby fan was crushed by a metal lawn roller as she slept in a tent. |
| The 26-year-old was taken to a hospital in Aberystwyth with head injuries following the incident in Aberaeron, west Wales. | |
| The woman was a fan of a visiting rugby team, said police, who have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Her injuries are not life-threatening. | |
| The arrested men - all from the Merthyr area - have been released on bail. | |
| Aberaeron Rugby Club was staging a sevens festival this weekend. | Aberaeron Rugby Club was staging a sevens festival this weekend. |
| A Dyfed-Powys Police statement said: "In the early hours of Saturday 29 August, police were called to an incident in Aberaeron. | A Dyfed-Powys Police statement said: "In the early hours of Saturday 29 August, police were called to an incident in Aberaeron. |
| "It transpired that a large metal lawn roller, used on the rugby ground, had been rolled over a tent whilst a 26-year-old female occupant from a visiting rugby team was sleeping. | "It transpired that a large metal lawn roller, used on the rugby ground, had been rolled over a tent whilst a 26-year-old female occupant from a visiting rugby team was sleeping. |
| The woman, who is 26, had been attending a festival at Aberaeron Rugby Club. | |
| Police said the injured woman is being treated at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth. |