A 22-year-old man has been charged with rape and strangulation after a woman was allegedly attacked in Covent Garden.
The woman, who is in her 20s, reported that a man approached her before dragging her into a doorway on Macklin Street around 5:20 a.m. on Saturday, August 22. She managed to escape and subsequently reported the incident to the police.
Christopher Rocha, 22, from Westminster, was arrested in connection with the alleged assault. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday, September 12. Rocha was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, October 9.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that Rocha was charged on suspicion of rape and intentional strangulation. The incident occurred in the early hours of August 22 on Macklin Street.