A BRADFORD man has been remanded into custody after appearing in court charged with rape offences.

Ifzal Hussian, of Lynfield Drive in Daisy Hill, appeared at Bradford Magistrates Court yesterday (Thursday, October 24).

The 35-year-old was arrested on suspicion of serious sexual assault on a woman in the Haworth Park area of Bradford on October 17.

Hussain was charged with three offences of rape and an offence of sexual assault.

He will appear before Bradford Crown Court on Thursday, November 21.

Enquiries into the alleged offences remain ongoing by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team.