Man due in court in Sheffield over sex attack on woman in her 70s

A man is due in court in Sheffield today accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 70s.
Claire Lewis
By Claire Lewis
Published 2nd Mar 2022, 07:50 BST
Updated 2nd Mar 2022, 12:25 BST
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Monjur Khan, aged 31, is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court this morning in connection with a sexual assault on Clifton Bank in the Wellgate area of Rotherham last Saturday afternoon.

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Police officers were deployed to the road at 1.29pm in response to reports that a woman aged in her 70s had been the victim of a sexual assault.

Monjur Khan is due in court in Sheffield today over a sex attack on a woman in her 70sMonjur Khan is due in court in Sheffield today over a sex attack on a woman in her 70s
Monjur Khan is due in court in Sheffield today over a sex attack on a woman in her 70s
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Khan, of Doncaster Road, Rotherham, has been charged with sexual assault; attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle with intent and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.

He has been remanded in custody.

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