US EditionMan charged over 'racially aggravated' rape in Walsall
John Ashby faces multiple charges including racially aggravated assault and robbery after a woman in her 20s was attacked in Walsall, prompting a planned community vigil.
- On Saturday, October 25, West Midlands Police charged John Ashby, 32, with one count of rape and sexual assault in the Park Hall area of Walsall.
- Police say the attack is being treated as racially aggravated, prompting condemnation and shock, with the Sikh Federation UK saying the victim is believed to be a Sikh student on Monday, while Roshini said women and girls in local communities feel frightened and angry.
- Specific charging documents show John Ashby faces intentional strangulation, racially aggravated assault, and robbery after West Midlands Police were called just after 7.15pm on Saturday when the woman in her 20s was found distressed in Park Hall.
- Ashby is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, the CPS said prosecutors found sufficient evidence and urged anyone with information to call 101 quoting log 4027 of 25 October.
- A solidarity vigil and march will be held at 5pm on Thursday, October 30, with Violence Against Women and Girls organisations attending and police engaging faith establishments and local leaders in Walsall.
6 Articles
6 Articles
Man charged in connection with ‘racially aggravated’ rape of woman in Walsall
John Ashby, 32, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault in relation to the attack of the woman who he did not know. A man has been charged in connection with a racially aggravated rape in Walsall. John Ashby, of no fixed abode, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault in relation to the attack of the woman who was not known to him, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. The 32-year-old has also been charge…
Man Charged Over 'racially Aggravated' Rape In Walsall
John Ashby has also been charged with sexual assault, strangulation, racially aggravated actual bodily harm, and robbery. Ashby – who police described as a “white British man” from the Stockland Green area of Birmingham – will appear at a magistrates court in the city on Wednesday. Police said the woman in her 20s was attacked in the Park Hall area of Walsall on Saturday night (25 October). Officers were called just after 7.15pm after she was se…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
