A man charged with a string of sexual offences in the Canning Town area appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on Monday.

Hassain Ahmed Chowdury, 26, of Croydon Road, Beddington was remanded in custody and will appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on October 14.

He is charged with assault by penetration and five counts of sexual assault, committed between June 2011 and June 2013 on six women.

He is also charged with one count of robbery in Canning Town on May 2 this year.

Chowdury was arrested on September 27.