Man appears in court after woman dragged off street

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The attack happened on Friday when a woman was walking to work in Bristol

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A man has appeared in court charged with kidnap after a woman was dragged off a street in Bristol.

Mitchell Lee Rogers, 35, who appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday, has also been charged with assault, making threats to kill, and committing a criminal offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.

The charges relates to an attack on a woman in Passage Road, Henbury, at about 07:00 BST on Friday. She had been walking to work at the time and was able to escape, police said.

Mr Rogers, of no fixed abode, will appear at Bristol Crown Court for a trial on 8 September after declining to enter a plea.

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