Trial Due To Start Of Men Accused Of Sexual Assault

Three men are due to go on trial today accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Misterton near Lutterworth.

Police say the victim, aged in her 30s ,was subjected to a ‘serious sexual assault’ in the early hours of January 16th, in an area near St Leonard’s Church in the village.

Vahar Manchala, 22, Ajay Doppalapudi, 25, Rana Yellambai, 28, all of Gaul Street, Leicester, deny charges of kidnap, false imprisonement and a number of sexual offences.

The trial at the Leicester Crown Court is expected to last ten days.

Police in Misterton in January
Pic: Andy Carpenter