Oldham man to appear in court on Rochdale rape charge

Date published: 06 February 2020


A man has been summonsed to court following a rape in Rochdale last year.

Phillip Leece, 30, of Oldham, has been summonsed to court to face a charge of rape.

He is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 25 February 2020.

Shortly after 5am on Sunday 31 March 2019, police were called to reports a woman had been raped in a wooded area near to the rear of Rochdale Town Hall.

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