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| Group caught rapist after attack | Group caught rapist after attack |
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| A group of people cornered a rapist after hearing him attacking a woman on a popular footpath in County Durham. | A group of people cornered a rapist after hearing him attacking a woman on a popular footpath in County Durham. |
| Martin Walsh, 19, from Blakes Close in Stanley, has been jailed for life after admitting two rapes and an indecent assault. | |
| Durham Crown Court heard he grabbed his 21-year-old victim as she walked her dogs on the cycle track and walkway at Tanfield. | Durham Crown Court heard he grabbed his 21-year-old victim as she walked her dogs on the cycle track and walkway at Tanfield. |
| The judge praised members of the public who responded to the woman's cries. | The judge praised members of the public who responded to the woman's cries. |
| The court heard he dragged the woman into bushes and subjected her to a horrifying sexual assault. | |
| Walsh also admitted a charge of attempting to strangle his victim. |