A man is charged and remanded after a reported sexual assault in Derby

Sameh Elsayed is charged with three counts of rape and one count of a sexual assault

Author: Aaliyah DublinPublished 27th Dec 2024

A man has been charged and remanded to prison following a reported sexual assault in Derby.

The incident occurred at around 1am on 15th November when a teenage girl was reportedly sexually assaulted by a man on the footbridge, known as the Rainbow Bridge, that crosses St Alkmund’s Way near to the Leonardo Hotel.

A man was arrested following information being received from the public after a CCTV appeal was released.

Sameh Elsayed was later charged with three counts of rape and one count of a sexual assault.

The 36-year-old, of Broke Walk, Hackney, London, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on 14th December where he was remanded to prison to appear at court a later date.

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