Brighton Couple Charged In Connection With Young Girl Abuse

Wednesday, 26 February 2025 13:46

Sussex Police has charged two people in connection with offences involving a young girl in Brighton.

On 16 March, 2021, police received a report of a two-year-old girl having suffered significant injuries.

She was safeguarded, while a man and a woman were arrested.

Jack Winstanley, 22, of no fixed address, has been charged with attempted rape of a girl under 13 and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Amy Baker, 24, of the Hanover area of Brighton, has been charged with neglecting a child to cause unnecessary suffering/injury.

Both will appear before Hove Crown Court on Wednesday (26 February).

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