Man charged with rape after Woodseats attack

A Sheffield man is due to appear in Sheffield Magistrates’ Court today following an attack on a woman in Woodseats.

Matthew Jowitt, 18, of Cartmell Road, Sheffield has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

On 14th May, at around 9:30am, a 27-year-old woman had been raped on a grassed area opposite to Ulverston Road, Woodseats.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident number 249 of 14 May 2019.