A man accused of attempting to rape a woman in the toilets of a Teddington internet cafe told his trembling victim: "You don't want to die, do you?", a court heard this week.

Anosh Ahmed, 31, of Harrow, an immigrant due to be deported to India, denied attempted rape when he appeared before magistrates in Richmond on Tuesday.

It is alleged Ahmed carried out the attack at about 5pm at Cafe Coffee Day in York Road on Sunday, February 24.

In a statement read out in court, a 21-year-old woman claimed Ahmed attacked after he let her use a computer while he cleaned the cafe after closing.

She alleged he came out of the toilet and kissed her on the cheek. She asked him what he was doing and to stop. The woman said he then forced her into the toilet, pushed her to the ground and straddled her.

She claimed he said: "It's OK, it's just sex. You don't want to die do you?" He then told her he was wearing a condom.

The court heard how he put his hand down her trousers and noted she was not wearing underwear, before telling her to take off her clothes.

She did so, sobbing and shaking with fear. He asked her "You don't want to do this?" She said no.

He said he would not let her go until she stopped crying. As they got to the door he said: "I know everything about you, don't tell anyone about this."

Ahmed admits being at the cafe at the time of the alleged assault, but claims the woman asked him for money and when he refused, threatened to bring a rape allegation against him.

Ahmed was remanded in custody and will appear at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, May 8.