{"id":26394,"date":"2023-10-25T05:56:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T09:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=26394"},"modified":"2023-10-25T05:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T09:56:25","slug":"rapist-chased-down-street-by-victim-after-attack-jailed-for-seven-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/10\/25\/rapist-chased-down-street-by-victim-after-attack-jailed-for-seven-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapist chased down street by victim after attack jailed for seven years"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rapist who was chased by his victim after he attacked her in an Aberdeen street has been jailed for seven years.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Abdullah targeted the 18-year-old woman after she left a nightclub.
\nThe High Court in Edinburgh heard last month how the 19-year-old seized her by the wrists and restrained her before raping her.<\/p>\n

Jurors were shown CCTV footage in which they could hear a woman screaming.<\/p>\n

They were also shown video footage of the victim adjusting her clothing moments after the attack, and going on to chase Abdullah.<\/p>\n

Abdullah had denied any wrongdoing but was found guilty of rape after a trial.<\/p>\n

As well as the seven-year jail term, Abdullah was also added to the sex offenders’ register for life when he was sentenced.<\/p>\n

Lord Ericht said he had taken the sentencing guidelines on young people into consideration in deciding the punishment, and noted Abdullah had no previous convictions.<\/p>\n

The judge said: “Your victim was unknown to you.<\/p>\n

“You were hanging about, late at night, outside a nightclub. After your victim left the nightclub, you raped her in the street.”<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in Bon Accord Street on 17 August 2021.<\/p>\n

Jurors heard how the woman met Abdullah shortly after leaving the club and “appeared to be unsteady on her feet”.<\/p>\n

CCTV captured Abdullah entering a boarding house with his victim. The woman could be heard saying: “I have never been to this place before.”<\/p>\n

She then walked back out, and said: “Where is my bank card?”<\/p>\n

Outside the property, she was recorded saying “no” repeatedly and mentioned her boyfriend.<\/p>\n

Abdullah fled the scene following the attack but was tracked down by officers.<\/p>\n

After seizing his mobile phone, police recovered footage of young women dancing in the street outside a nightclub.<\/p>\n

Read more from Sky News:
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When officers detained Abdullah, they found he couldn’t speak English and had to communicate through an online interpreter before arresting him.<\/p>\n

He also sat in court with an interpreter, who helped him understand the evidence given to the jury.<\/p>\n

The court heard how Abdullah had moved from Sudan to Scotland in the hope of securing a “better life”.<\/p>\n

Defence solicitor advocate Paul Mullen said: “He is a very young man who has come to these shores via a very circuitous route in the hope of setting up for himself a better life.<\/p>\n

“He has never been on remand before. He is isolated.<\/p>\n

“He’s had very little contact with his family in Sudan. He’s however been receiving visits from guardianship services.”<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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