Men charged with rape and kidnap in layby

Police were called to Shortstown, near Bedford, on Monday following the incident

Two men have been charged in connection with a rape and kidnap in a layby.

Detectives were alerted on Monday at about 05:00 BST that a woman had been raped in a vehicle in Shortstown after leaving Bedford town centre.

Robert Balcan, 22, and Adrian Madarasz, 25, both of Evans Croft, Shortstown, were charged on Friday with one count each of rape and kidnap.

They appeared at Luton Magistrates' Court on Friday afternoon and were remanded into custody ahead of their next court appearance on 30 September.