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An Aberdeen man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman near an Aberdeen woodland.
Police sealed off Greenfern Woods, near Barvas Walk in Sheddocksley, on Thursday.
Connor Ferries appeared in private on petition at the city’s sheriff court yesterday charged with rape.
The 21-year-old made no plea, was committed for further examination and remanded in custody.
Ferries is due to appear in court again within seven days.