A MAN has been charged with sexual assault following an attack in Walthamstow.

A 26-year-old woman was walking down Lynmouth Road at about 8pm on June 19 when she was approached and attacked by a man.

Two men, aged 38 and 24, were arrested after police carried out house-to-house enquiries.

Senthooran Arulnayagam, 24, of Gosport Road, Walthamstow, has now been charged and will appear before Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court today (Wednesday).

Police have ruled out any link between this incident and the murder and rape of Michelle Samaraweera, who was found dead in a nearby children's play area in May.