A MAN charged with sexual assault and strangulation after a woman was allegedly attacked in an alleyway has appeared in court.
Liam Miller, of Gladstone Street, St Helens, went before Wirral Magistrates' Court yesterday, Wednesday, November 11.
The 31-year-old has been charged with sexual assault and non-fatal strangulation.
Merseyside Police said officers were contacted at around 3.20am on Monday, November 9, following reports that a woman had been sexually assaulted by a man.
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The assault is reported to have taken place at around 2am in an alleyway between Kirkland Street and Burnell Close.
The Star reported on Wednesday after Miller was charged and remanded into custody ahead of his court appearance.
During a hearing at Wirral Magistrates' Court yesterday, the case was sent to Liverpool Crown Court.
The defendant is next due at the higher court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on Wednesday, December 9.
Miller was remanded back into custody until his next court appearance.
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