A 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with a sexual offence near the Welland skate Park in Peterborough last week. 

Maris Sliksans was arrested last Thursday (September 14) at his home in Hallaton Road, Peterborough.  

He has since been charged with attempted rape, threatening a person with a knife and assault causing actual bodily harm.  

He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Cambridge Crown Court for a plea hearing on October 16.