A MAN has appeared in court charged with the rape of a Bolton woman in 2006.
Javed Iqbal, aged 42, of Bury New Road, Bolton, is charged with rape and possessing false identity documents.
He appeared at Bolton Crown Court yesterday wearing a black T-shirt and black tracksuit pants. He spoke through an interpreter to confirm his name.
The charge relates to the alleged rape of a 22-year-old woman, who was said to have been attacked in the back of an ice cream van on Alders Lane, Tonge Moor, on May 23, 2006.
The case was adjourned to August 28 for a plea and case management hearing. Iqbal was remanded into custody.
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