INVESTIGATION: The scene of the alleged attack in Darlington. Picture: MATT WESTCOTT
A MAN accused of raping a woman in Darlington has appeared in court.
Abdel-aziz Faysal Al-Shamary, of Pensbury Street, Darlington, appeared before magistrates in Newton Aycliffe this morning.
The 21-year-old is charged with two counts of rape and one count of making threats to kill.
He was remanded in custody and is next due to appear at Teesside Crown Court on June 12.
The charges relate to an attack on a 38-year-old woman on a grassed embankment off St Augustine’s Way - just behind the Halfords store - shortly after midnight on Wednesday, May 17.
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