Second man appears in court over Telford rape
A second man has appeared in court this morning charged with raping a woman in Telford.
Andrius Grikpedis, aged 34, of Turreff Avenue, Donnington, was remanded in custody following his appearance at Telford Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with raping a woman during the early hours of last Saturday.
He was also charged with common assault and assault of a constable in relation to a separate incident which happened in Telford on 13 July. Grikpedis is next due to appear before Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday.
Another man has already appeared in court charged in connection with the incident.
Tomas Paplouskas, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by Telford magistrates on Thursday and is also due in court at Shrewsbury on Monday.
A third man arrested earlier in the week was later released with no further action being taken against him.
Detective Chief Inspector Jason Wells, said: “On behalf of the investigation team, I would like to express our thanks to those people who came forward to help us with our inquiries, following a number of appeals for information from the police.”
