The footbridge between Reede Road and Blackbourne Road, Dagenham. Picture: Google (Image: Google)
A man has been charged after a young woman was sexually assaulted near a railway footbridge in Dagenham.
Adef Hamid, of no fixed abode, was arrested on Friday in connection to the attack on the 18-year-old woman on the bridge near Pondfield Park.
The 26-year-old was charged the following day with sexual assault, robbery and possession of a Class B drug.
Hamid was remanded in custody to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday, October 1.
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