Man charged with rape following Telford town centre incident
A 24-year-old man has been charged with rape in relation to an incident that occurred in Telford town centre on Monday night.
The incident occurred in the Central Square area at just after 8pm and a police investigation involving a number of officers was launched as soon as it was reported.
Paul Lloyd from Malinslee, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, was last night charged with the offence. He will appear at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court this morning.
Detective Inspector Mike Nally, from CID in Telford, said:
“I’d like to thank everyone who has come forward to offer information to assist our investigation and I’d also like to remind people that we’d still like to hear from them if they believe they saw anything suspicious or unusual in the Central Square area on Monday night that could be connected to this incident.
“Anyone who’d like to speak to us is asked to call 101 or 0300 333 3000, quoting incident number 748S 020913.”
