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| Two in court over underpass rape | Two in court over underpass rape |
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| Two men have appeared in court charged with raping and attempting to murder a woman in the Dalry area of Edinburgh. | Two men have appeared in court charged with raping and attempting to murder a woman in the Dalry area of Edinburgh. |
| Michal Marchlewski, 20, and Tomasz Kryczyk, 26, made no plea or declaration during the brief appearance in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. | Michal Marchlewski, 20, and Tomasz Kryczyk, 26, made no plea or declaration during the brief appearance in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. |
| A 24-year-old Australian woman was attacked as she walked through the Telfer Subway on Monday afternoon. | A 24-year-old Australian woman was attacked as she walked through the Telfer Subway on Monday afternoon. |
| The case was continued for further inquiry and the accused were remanded in custody. | The case was continued for further inquiry and the accused were remanded in custody. |
| The two accused, who are both understood to be Polish nationals, are due to appear in court again on 25 February. | |
| The woman claims to have been sexually assaulted over seven hours after having a noxious substance sprayed on her face as she walked through the underpass, which links the Daly and Fountainbridge areas of west central Edinburgh. | The woman claims to have been sexually assaulted over seven hours after having a noxious substance sprayed on her face as she walked through the underpass, which links the Daly and Fountainbridge areas of west central Edinburgh. |
| She told police she was taken to a makeshift shelter on nearby waste ground at 1500 GMT on Monday, and was only released at 2200 GMT the same day. | She told police she was taken to a makeshift shelter on nearby waste ground at 1500 GMT on Monday, and was only released at 2200 GMT the same day. |
| A police spokesman said earlier on Wednesday that the woman remained "deeply traumatised" and officers were still keen to speak to anyone who had information which could help with the inquiry. | A police spokesman said earlier on Wednesday that the woman remained "deeply traumatised" and officers were still keen to speak to anyone who had information which could help with the inquiry. |