TWO men have been charged after a woman was allegedly raped in Southampton.

Abdi Mahammed, 20, Tennyson Road, Southampton has been charged with rape and Safaraz Khan, 19, Derby Road, Southampton has been charged with assisting an offender.

It comes after an 18-year-old woman reported being attacked at a property in St Mary's, Southampton in the early hours of August 19, last year.

Both men will appear at Southampton Magistrates on August 14.