Woman Charged Over Rape Claim in Portsmouth

A woman has been charged following a rape investigation in Portsmouth.

Nicola Jane Osborne, 31, of Winchester Road, Portsmouth, is accused of perverting the course of justice and making an allegation of rape that was untrue.
 
She was bailed to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday, August 4.
 
It follows a police investigation into an allegation that a woman was raped on a recreation ground near Kingston Prison in St Mary's in Portsmouth on Monday, July 5.