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Man, 46, arrested over rape of elderly woman in Purley Man, 46, charged with rape of elderly woman in Purley
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in her 70s who was attacked in her own home. A man has been charged with raping a woman in her 70s in her own home.
The woman answered the door to her home in Russell Hill Road, Purley, south London, to find a man outside, police said. Jason Batchelor, 46, from Wallington, south London, is also accused of one count of sexual assault and one count of actual bodily harm.
He used his foot to force the door open and barged in to her home. He first assaulted her before raping her. The woman answered the door to her home in Russell Hill Road, Purley, south London, at 07:50 BST on Wednesday after seeing someone on her doorstep.
A 46-year-old man was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of rape and remains in police custody. A man then used his foot to force the door open and barged into her home, police said.
Mr Batchelor is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Monday.