Man charged with rape in Reading

A woman was attacked late on Thursday night

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 30th Apr 2023

A man has been charged with one count of rape in Reading.

Ciprian Spanu, aged 37, of Deerfin Road, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, was charged yesterday (29/4) with rape and he remains in custody.

The charge relates to an incident on Oxford Road, Reading at around 11.15pm on Thursday (27/4), when the victim, a woman aged in her thirties, was attacked by a man that she did not know.

Spanu was arrested on Friday (28/4).

He will appear before Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (2/5).

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