Woman is ‘kidnapped and raped in daylight horror attack’ – as police charge homeless man
- Leon Svans, 27, charged with rape and kidnapping after incident in Northampton
A homeless man has been charged after a woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped in a daylight attack.
Leon Svans, 27, has been charged with kidnapping and rape following an incident in the Greyfriars area of Northampton.
Northamptonshire Police said the woman took refuge in the Bonmarche store in Abington Street, where staff supported her after the alleged attack on Friday morning.
Svans, of no fixed abode, appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
At the court, he was taken into custody ahead of a plea hearing at Northampton Crown Court, set to take place on June 27 this year.
Leon Svans has been charged with kidnapping and rape following an incident in the Greyfriars area of Northampton (general view)