A 64-year-old man from Xewkija this morning pleaded not guilty to the attempted rape of a 19-year-old woman.

The case allegedly involved a member of his family who is ill and could not resist.

The man was also accused of illegal arrest, harassing the woman and causing her slight injuries yesterday.

The accused was arraigned before Magistrate Paul Coppini and has been remanded at Corradino Prisons.

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