Custody remand on rape charge
I A railway worker charged with raping a woman in; Sydenham on Sunday was! • remanded in custody to April; !1 when he appeared before; J Mr B. A. Palmer, S.M., in the, Magistrate’s Court yesterday.) ! Geoffrey Charles Deans.: • aged 27, did not plead to the charge. ; I; The Magistrate called for; ■ a psychiatric report on the' (defendant during the remand (period. The dutv solicitor (Mr; M.-J. Glue) requested such a (report saying that the defen-. < dam had a previous psychiat- ■ 'ric historv. 1 Mr Glue said he had been'
instructed to seek bail, but ; this was opposed by Sergeant K. J. Hurndell. ; ASSAULT CHARGE A psychiatric report was also sought on another defendant who appeared on a 'charge of attempted rape. Bruce Gregory Thompson, .aged 23. unemployed, is (charged with assaulting a i woman with intent to commit rape. ; The alleged offence was • said to have occurred on 1 Monday. Thompson was remanded (in custody to .March’2B, i He did not plead Ito the i charge.
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