Brighton couple charged in connection with young girl abuse

Sussex Police has charged two people in connection with offences involving a young girl in Brighton.

On 16 March, 2021, police received a report of a two-year-old girl having suffered significant injuries.

She was safeguarded, while a man and a woman were arrested.

Jack Winstanley, 22, of no fixed address, has been charged with attempted rape of a girl under 13 and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

At Hove Crown Court on Wednesday (26 February), he entered no plea, to appear at the same court on 28 May.

Amy Baker, 24, of the Hanover area of Brighton, has been charged with neglecting a child to cause unnecessary suffering/injury.

She pleaded guilty at the same court on Wednesday, to be sentenced on 28 May.