A teenager has appeared in court accused of raping a woman in woodland in Tunbridge Wells.

Chiron Hutchinson, 19, of Mount Pleasant in Uckfield, East Sussex pleaded not guilty to the charge at Maidstone Crown Court today.

The incident was reported to have taken place at a spot close to Rusthall Road, on October 8.

Hutchinson has been remanded in custody and a trial has been set for March 6 next year.