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'Night Stalker' suspect in court | 'Night Stalker' suspect in court |
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A man has appeared in court charged with a series of rapes and assaults on elderly people in south-east London. | A man has appeared in court charged with a series of rapes and assaults on elderly people in south-east London. |
Delroy Grant, 52, of Brockley, south-east London, is charged with five rapes, six indecent assaults and 11 burglaries over a 17-year period. | Delroy Grant, 52, of Brockley, south-east London, is charged with five rapes, six indecent assaults and 11 burglaries over a 17-year period. |
The charges relate to attacks alleged to have happened between 1992 and 2009, which led to a search for a man dubbed the 'Night Stalker'. | The charges relate to attacks alleged to have happened between 1992 and 2009, which led to a search for a man dubbed the 'Night Stalker'. |
He did not enter a plea in the video-link hearing at Maidstone Crown Court. | He did not enter a plea in the video-link hearing at Maidstone Crown Court. |
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on 30 April. | He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on 30 April. |
Mr Grant spoke only to confirm his name during the link-up from Belmarsh Prison during Monday's hearing. | Mr Grant spoke only to confirm his name during the link-up from Belmarsh Prison during Monday's hearing. |
He was arrested last November at his home by detectives hunting the 'Night Stalker' sex attacker who preyed on victims across south and south-east London, and Surrey. | |
The Metropolitan Police set up Operation Minstead to investigate the crimes. | The Metropolitan Police set up Operation Minstead to investigate the crimes. |
More than 2,000 DNA samples were obtained from suspects as part of the 12-year inquiry. | More than 2,000 DNA samples were obtained from suspects as part of the 12-year inquiry. |
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