MAN ACCUSED OF RAPE ATTACK ON 86-YEAR OLD

A man appeared in court today (Thurs) accused of a rape attack on a pensioner more than 20 years ago. Roderick Russell, 39, is accused of breaking into the 86-year-old victim’s flat in Peckham, southeast London, in the middle of the night. He attempted to throttle the pensioner, it is claimed, before attempting to rape her, then forced her to perform a sex act on 8 January 1993. Russell then robbed her of several pieces of jewellery and £80 in…