Man charged over tent rape attack

A 22-year-old man has been charged with rape, sexual assault and possession of an offensive weapon after a homeless woman was attacked in Lancashire.

The 33-year-old victim was assaulted after she and her 29-year-old boyfriend were threatened by a man wielding a plank with a nail protruding out of it.

They had been camping off Stanley Street in Preston on Wednesday night.

The defendant appeared at Preston Magistrates on Thursday and has been remanded in custody.