A teenager has been charged in connection with the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Jubilee Park in Lower Edmonton on Friday.

Opemipo Jaji, 18, of Osward Place in Edmonton, was charged this morning with the rape of a female under the age of 13 and the attempted rape of a female under the age of 13.

He is due to appear in custody at Enfield Magistrates Court in Lordship Lane today.