Man in court charged with sexual assault

A man has been charged with sexual assault against a woman in relation to an incident in Rugby, police have said.

Ahmed Muhammad Almahi, 32, of Parklands in Crick, Northamptonshire, was charged with sexual assault on a female on Tuesday evening.

Warwickshire Police said it followed an incident that happened on Hillmorton Road and Crick Road in Rugby a day earlier.

Mr Almahi was remanded into custody and appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

He is due to appear at Warwick Crown Court on 11 September for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

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