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Telford man, 24, in court on rape charge

A man from Telford appeared in court today accused of rape.

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Paul Lloyd, 24, of Waggoners Fold, is charged with raping a 19-year-old woman in Telford town centre on Monday night.

The attack is alleged to have taken place close to Telford Bus Station.

He appeared before magistrates in Shrewsbury and was remanded in custody. He will appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on September 16.

Police are continuing to look for anyone who saw anything suspicious or unusual in the Central Square area on Monday at around 8pm. They should call 101, quoting incident number 748S 020913.

Making the appeal, detective Inspector Mike Nally, from CID in Telford, said: "I would like to thank everyone who has come forward to offer information to assist our investigation."

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