Man due in court charged over alleged city centre attack on teenage girl
A man charged in connection with a city centre attack on a teenage girl is due to appear before Leeds Magistrates Court today, Monday, November 17.
Umar Asghar, 34, of Retford Place, Bradford, has been remanded into custody after being charged by West Yorkshire Police.
He faces two offences of rape, an offence of kidnap, and an offence of false imprisonment.
The charges relate to an incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, November 9, in the Leeds City Centre.
The 17-year-old victim had been in the Call Lane area and was approached by a man shortly after leaving The Backroom bar at around 2.15am.
She was then taken to a nearby location where the offence is believed to have taken place and was later found on Assembly Street.
Mr Asghar, who the police statement notes self-identifies as Pakistani Asian, will have his first court appearance in relation to the charges today.
Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team continue to appeal for witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police by calling 101 or online, quoting reference 13250647938.