A man has denied raping a woman in a Headington flat.

Catalin Horhota appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday for a plea and case management hearing.

The 42-year-old pleaded not guilty to one count of rape between September 18 and September 21 last year. He also denied one count of burglary, two counts of attempted rape, one count of assault by penetration, three counts of sexual assault and one count of exposure. Horhota, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody and is due to appear for trial on August 3.