Man charged with rape of 15-year-old girl in Peckham
A man has been charged by police investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Peckham last week.
Abioina Dele Lawal, 32, of no fixed address, was charged with rape on Wednesday, January 2.
He was remanded to appear in custody at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 3.
Shortly after 6:30pm on Sunday, January 30, police received a report of a rape of a 15-year-old girl by a man near Elm Grove.
She was reportedly raped in the small green area between Elm Grove and Bellenden Road.
The girl is being fully supported by specialist officers.