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Aravindan Balakrishnan faces false imprisonment and rape charges | Aravindan Balakrishnan faces false imprisonment and rape charges |
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A 74-year-old man has appeared in court charged with 25 offences including rape and child cruelty. | A 74-year-old man has appeared in court charged with 25 offences including rape and child cruelty. |
Aravindan Balakrishnan, 74, of Latymer Road in Edmonton, north London, is also charged with false imprisonment and 19 counts of indecent assault. | Aravindan Balakrishnan, 74, of Latymer Road in Edmonton, north London, is also charged with false imprisonment and 19 counts of indecent assault. |
The charges relate to three women between January 1980 and October 2013. | The charges relate to three women between January 1980 and October 2013. |
Southwark Crown Court heard the child cruelty count alleges Mr Balakrishnan wilfully ill-treated, assaulted, and neglected a child. | |
This was in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering to the said child or injury to its health and was said to have occurred between 6 January 1983 and 7 January 1999. | |
The full charges against the pensioner, who was arrested in Lambeth, south London, in November 2013, are one count of cruelty to a person under the age of 16, one count of false imprisonment, 19 counts of indecent assault and four counts of rape. | The full charges against the pensioner, who was arrested in Lambeth, south London, in November 2013, are one count of cruelty to a person under the age of 16, one count of false imprisonment, 19 counts of indecent assault and four counts of rape. |
A 67-year-old woman, understood to be his wife, Chanda Pattni, was arrested at the same time as him. | A 67-year-old woman, understood to be his wife, Chanda Pattni, was arrested at the same time as him. |
In September, after 10 months on bail, she was told she would face no further action and was released without charge. | In September, after 10 months on bail, she was told she would face no further action and was released without charge. |
Mr Balakrishnan has been released on bail until 4 March, while a provisional trial date has been set for 20 July. | Mr Balakrishnan has been released on bail until 4 March, while a provisional trial date has been set for 20 July. |
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