The cliffs in Ovingdean (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a child after a boy fell from a cliff.
Anthony Stocks was charged on Thursday with the attempted murder of the ten-year-old boy in connection with an incident which happened in September 2022 at cliffs in Ovingdean, Brighton.
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The 53-year-old, of Iceni Close, Goring, Oxfordshire, was also charged in connection with rape of a girl under 13 in March 2017 in Oxfordshire.
He was charged as part of a joint investigation by Thames Valley Police and Sussex Police.
Stocks appeared before magistrates on Friday, November 24 , where he was remanded in custody to appear at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, December 8.
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