Four Syria immigrants have been charged after two 14-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted - just yards from Newcastle United's stadium.

Omar Badreddin, 18, Mohammed Alfrouh, 20, and Mohammad Allakkoud, 18, all pleaded not guilty at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday.

Alfrouh was also charged with sexually assaulting a second 14-year-old girl in the park, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

A 16-year-old boy has also been charged with sexual assault and will appear at North Tyneside Magistrates on September 29.

The two teenage girls were allegedly sexually assaulted in May at Leazes Park (pictured) which is just yards away from the home of Newcastle United, St James' Park

The two teenage girls were allegedly sexually assaulted in the park (pictured) and four Syrian immigrants have been charged

Leazes Park (pictured) is in Newcastle City Centre and is next to the home of Newcastle United

The two teenage girls were allegedly sexually assaulted in May at Leazes Park which is just yards away from the home of Newcastle United, St James' Park.

One of the men - Mr Badreddin - is originally from Damascus but fled to Jordan as the country was gripped by civil war.

He arrived in the UK last November under the government's resettlement programme, Newsnight's John Sweeney reported.

At the height of the crisis, the Prime Minister announced plans to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees in Britain at a cost of more than half a billion pounds.

So far 1,602 Syrians - including Mr Badreddin - have arrived in the country.

Mr Badreddin and his family were deemed to be vulnerable by the UN refugee agency and were given new homes in Britain.

The three adults charged in connection with the sexual assault have all been released on bail. Their trial has been set for September 26.

Four Syria immigrants have been charged after two 14-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted - just yards from Newcastle United's stadium (pictured)

So far 1,602 Syrians - including Mr Badreddin - have arrived in the UK under the resettlement scheme

Britain is accepting 20,000 refugees from camps in countries bordering Syria in the next five years, the Prime Minister announced at the height of the crisis in the war-torn region