Balby man in court after rape and assault charges

A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Balby was due to appear in court this morning in connection with a rape in Sheffield at the weekend.

Police were called to Junction Road just before 6am on Saturday, February 26, following “reports of concern for the safety of a woman” in the Hunters Bar area of the city, according to a spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police. 

Thomas Andrew, of Peakstone Close, Balby, has been charged with three counts of rape, assault with intent to commit a sexual offence, burglary, and actual bodily harm on a police officer after being arrested on Saturday.

He was remanded to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court today, Monday, February 28.

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