Man Accused of Throwing 10-Year-Old Boy off Cliff So He Could Rape Child's Sister: Prosecutors

Anthony Stocks is on trial in a U.K. court on charges of attempted murder, sexual assault and rape of a girl under 13

A British man is on trial on accusations he threw a boy off a nearly 100-foot-high cliff so he could continue to sexually abuse the child's underage sister, according to her court testimony.

Anthony Stocks, 54, is charged with attempted murder, sexual assault and rape of a girl under 13, the BBC and local outlets This is Oxfordshire and GB News report.

The boy survived the alleged attack that took place in 2022, per the BBC.

Stocks was allegedly “grooming” the young girl, a prosecutor said in court, per This is Oxfordshire and GB News. Once her brother learned about the alleged abuse, he tried to intervene, This is Oxfordshire reported, citing the girl's testimony.

Stocks allegedly told his mental health support worker that one day he would marry the young girl, the prosecutor claimed, per GB News.

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The girl testified she was afraid of Stocks and had told her brother about the alleged sex abuse, and the brother planned to address the issue with Stocks, This Is Oxfordshire reported. Stocks allegedly told the girl about his plans to harm her brother, she testified.

“[I felt] worried. It was a few days before [when Stocks] told me. It was to get him to stop following us,” she said.

On Sep. 24, 2022, weeks after the girl says Stocks first thought of the plan to harm her brother, Stocks allegedly took the boy to a cliff in Brighton.

A witness said they saw a “small shape” drop off the side of a cliff before hearing a shriek, per GB News.

Stocks has denied all accusations, per the BBC and GB News.

The trial is ongoing.

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