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Boy Better Know's Solo 45 charged with 29 counts of rape

Solo 45 has been charged with 29 counts of rape
Solo 45 has been charged with 29 counts of rape. Photograph: Ollie Millington/Redferns

Rapper Solo 45, real name Andy Anokye, has been charged with 29 counts of rape, according to police.

Anokye was initially charged with two counts of rape, one count of false imprisonment and one count of causing actual bodily harm. He had previously pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.

His trial began on 18 October. However, it was revealed that three more people have made allegations, adding another 27 charges of rape, and the trial was adjourned to 16 April.

The 31-year-old Bristol rapper, who found fame with his 2014 track Feed Em to the Lions, has belonged to Boy Better Know since 2006. The grime crew also counts among its members Skepta, Wiley, JME and, as of last year, Drake.

Avon and Somerset police are urging anyone with more information relating to the investigation to come forward.

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