A Downham man will appear in court next week charged with raping an elderly woman in her Grove Park home.

Police were called at around 5am on June 19 after a pensioner was allegedly sexually assaulted.

Following the incident, Michael Gold, 26, of Downham,was charged with three counts of rape.

He appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court on June 22 and was remanded in custody for a Croydon Crown Court hearing on July 6.