Man charged with rape after woman sexually assaulted in Stoke-on-Trent

Police were called to a street in Hanley in the early hours of Sunday

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 17th Jan 2022

A man has been charged following reports of a sexual assault in Hanley.

Elek Horvath, 22, of Bucknall New Road, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with rape.

It comes after police were called at around 6.40am on Sunday (16 January) following reports of a woman who had been raped on Hope Street, Hanley.

Horvath has been remanded and is due to appear before magistrates at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Monday (17 January).

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