Overview

• Alemeyeha faces a charge of sexually assaulting a woman earlier this month, which he denies.
• He entered a not guilty plea at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on August 7.
• Magistrates rejected his bail request, resulting in his remand to custody.
• The 22-year-old is housed at the Britannia Country House Hotel in south Manchester while awaiting a decision on his asylum claim.
• His case will move to Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester for trial proceedings.