Victim was attacked after a man forced his way into her south London home on Wednesday A man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in her home. The woman, in her 70s, opened the door to her home in Purley, south London, at 7.50am on Wednesday after becoming aware of a man on her doorstep. He wedged it open with his foot before forcing his way into the property where he raped and assaulted her, the Metropolitan police said.