A rape case has collapsed just days before it was due to begin, after it emerged that photographs showing the defendant in bed with his accuser had not been disclosed to the defence.

Samson Makele, 28, was due to go on trial later this month, accused of raping a woman he met at the Notting Hill Carnival in 2016.

But at a pre-trial hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Courton Monday, prosecutors offered no evidence after discovering that crucial photographs had not been disclosed by detectives.

It is the latest in a string of cases to collapse because of a failure to share vital information and has prompted a major review of rape cases being investigated by Scotland Yard.

Mr Makele, who is originally from Eritrea, was accused of raping a 35-year- old woman he met at the Notting Hill Carnival.

The couple took a taxi back to Mr Makele’s flat in Hackney where they had sex and the woman stayed the night.

The next day she went to police and told them she had been raped and also accused Mr Makele of preventing her from leaving his flat.

Mr Makele denied the charge and said sex with the woman was consensual, but after an investigation he was charged with rape.