A MAN from Walthamstow has been charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

Ali Hamza, 38, of Chingford Road, is due to appear before magistrates in Ipswich this morning (July 16) alongside three other men accused of raping and abducting her.

Surin Uddin, 28, from St Matthews Row in Tower Hamlets, is charged with two counts of rape and one count of child abduction.

Mohamed Sheikh, 31, of Seaton Point, Hackney, stands accused of child abduction and possessing an illegal drug.

Abdul Hammed, 46, from Wellington Street in Ipswich, has been charged with two counts of rape and one child abduction offence.

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