A 20-year-old man has been charged with raping a woman in Thornton Heath.

Rhys Ferguson, of Thornton Road, Streatham Hill, is alleged to have attacked a victim aged over 16 in Parchmore Road on September 5.

He is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court tomorrow charged with rape, possession of a knife, and theft of an iPhone.

The offences are all alleged to have taken place in Parchmore Road on the same day.