Man admits raping woman by Lime Street station but claims he cannot remember attack

A man who raped a "vulnerable" woman behind Liverpool Lime Street station claims he doesn't remember the attack.

Merseyside Police said officers were called to reports of a sexual assault, during the early hours of Sunday, February 6 this year. CCTV footage was recovered and forensic enquiries made, before the investigation was passed to British Transport Police (BTP), due to the location of the attack.

BTP said it had charged William Ormandy, 31, of Church Road, Halewood, with rape and assault by penetration, on February 18. Ormandy appeared at Liverpool Crown Court this morning, via video link from HMP Altcourse, when he pleaded guilty to rape.