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Kidnapper rapist jailed for life | Kidnapper rapist jailed for life |
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A man who raped and sexually assaulted a woman he kidnapped from a supermarket car park has been jailed for life. | A man who raped and sexually assaulted a woman he kidnapped from a supermarket car park has been jailed for life. |
Robert English, 58, of Fiddlewood Road in Norwich, pleaded guilty last month to six charges relating to the attack in June in Brandon, west Suffolk. | Robert English, 58, of Fiddlewood Road in Norwich, pleaded guilty last month to six charges relating to the attack in June in Brandon, west Suffolk. |
English kidnapped, raped and sexually assaulted the 21-year-old woman. | English kidnapped, raped and sexually assaulted the 21-year-old woman. |
Because he pleaded guilty the judge at Ipswich Crown Court said English could apply for parole after seven-and-a-half years rather than the statutory 15. | Because he pleaded guilty the judge at Ipswich Crown Court said English could apply for parole after seven-and-a-half years rather than the statutory 15. |
Sentencing had been delayed despite a plea by English's lawyer because the judge said a probation report was needed to assess how big a danger he posed to the public. | Sentencing had been delayed despite a plea by English's lawyer because the judge said a probation report was needed to assess how big a danger he posed to the public. |
Kidnap planned | Kidnap planned |
The victim was taken from the car park of Tesco, sexually assaulted twice and raped twice. | |
The judge commended the rape victim for her strength of character | |
English, who walks with a limp, had asked the woman for help in loading a heavy bag into his 4x4 vehicle on the afternoon of 14 June, the court heard. | English, who walks with a limp, had asked the woman for help in loading a heavy bag into his 4x4 vehicle on the afternoon of 14 June, the court heard. |
When she agreed, English pulled out a knife and told her to "shut up" and get into the car. | When she agreed, English pulled out a knife and told her to "shut up" and get into the car. |
He drove her to a mobile home he owned in Hockwold, about 20 miles away, where she was raped and ordered to perform various sex acts. | He drove her to a mobile home he owned in Hockwold, about 20 miles away, where she was raped and ordered to perform various sex acts. |
English pleaded guilty to kidnap, false imprisonment, sexual assault, assault by penetration and two counts of rape. | English pleaded guilty to kidnap, false imprisonment, sexual assault, assault by penetration and two counts of rape. |
Judge Neil McKittrick said: "You took advantage of this good Samaritan by kidnapping her in a most frightening way. | Judge Neil McKittrick said: "You took advantage of this good Samaritan by kidnapping her in a most frightening way. |
"This was a well-thought-out plan to kidnap a young woman to satisfy your own lust and depravity." | "This was a well-thought-out plan to kidnap a young woman to satisfy your own lust and depravity." |
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