A MAN in his 40s has denied the attempted rape of a woman in a park in Basingstoke.

Costel-Sorinel Predi, 41, from School Close, Basingstoke, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday, September 21.

He pleaded not guilty to attempted rape and common assault of a woman in her 20s.

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Police were called on Thursday, August 18 at 10.44pm to a report of an attempted rape in a park near Hungerford Close.

A trial date has been set for January 30 next year.