A man has appeared in court accused of raping two women in Hendon.

Archie Thomas, of Sunny Gardens Road, Hendon, was remanded in custody to Harrow Crown Court for Friday, March 13.

The 19-year-old is charged with two counts of rape and with threatening a person with a blade or a sharp object and robbery.

The charges relate to two reported sexual assaults in the Hendon area – the first on Friday, Febraury 13 between Sunny Gardens Road and Downage and the second on Sunday, February 22 in Queens Road.

Both victims are under the age of 20.