Man, 25, faces charges of rape and threat to kill after alleged suburban attack

A MAN, 25, faces a number of charges over an alleged sexual assault in Parap, including sexual intercourse without consent and threat to kill

A man faces a number of charges over an alleged sexual assault in Parap and has been refused bail. (File picture)

A MAN, 25, faces a number of charges over an alleged sexual assault in Parap earlier this week, including sexual intercourse without consent and threat to kill.

The man was arrested on Thursday evening in Moulden and was taken to the Palmerston Watch House after allegedly entering a Parap apartment through an unlocked balcony door, before sexually assaulting a woman about 12.20pm on Wednesday, April 1.

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The woman, 38, suffered a broken arm in the alleged attack, which saw the man flee the first storey apartment.

The man faces two charges of sexual intercourse without consent, two charges of attempted sexual assault without consent, make a threat to kill a person and being armed with an offensive weapon among other charges.

FULL LIST OF CHARGES:

sexual intercourse without consent x 2

attempt sexual intercourse without consent x 2

aggravated unlawful entry

aggravated robbery

aggravated assault

deprivation of liberty

unlawfully cause serious harm

make a threat to kill a person

armed with an offensive weapon

damage to property

The man has been refused bail.

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The victim also suffered lacerations and fractures to her face and cuts and bruises to her body in the alleged incident and was initially transported to Royal Darwin Hospital for treatment.

Originally published as Man, 25, faces charges of rape and threat to kill after alleged suburban attack