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| Man 'copied internet rape scene' | |
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| A man copied the storyline of a pornographic story he read on the internet when he attempted to rape a 17-year-old, the Old Bailey has heard. | |
| The teenager was stabbed in the neck and stomach during the attack in Priory Gardens, Orpington, south-east London. | The teenager was stabbed in the neck and stomach during the attack in Priory Gardens, Orpington, south-east London. |
| She was saved by surgeons after a passer-by rescued her, the court heard. | She was saved by surgeons after a passer-by rescued her, the court heard. |
| Hospital care assistant Peter Anscombe, 28, of Orpington, denies attempted murder, attempted rape, sexual assault and causing grievous bodily harm. | Hospital care assistant Peter Anscombe, 28, of Orpington, denies attempted murder, attempted rape, sexual assault and causing grievous bodily harm. |
| 'Sexually motivated' | 'Sexually motivated' |
| He also denies assault with intent to commit a sexual offence on another woman. | He also denies assault with intent to commit a sexual offence on another woman. |
| Christopher Hehir, prosecuting, said the 17-year-old, who was named for legal reasons, was attacked on 30 September last year after she got off a bus and took a shortcut through Priory Gardens on her way to work as a shop assistant. | |
| Prior to these events, he [Peter Anscombe] had led an apparently blameless life Christopher Hehir, prosecuting | Prior to these events, he [Peter Anscombe] had led an apparently blameless life Christopher Hehir, prosecuting |
| It is alleged that Mr Anscombe told the victim not to scream, then stabbed her in her stomach. | It is alleged that Mr Anscombe told the victim not to scream, then stabbed her in her stomach. |
| He then sexually assaulted her before stabbing her in the neck, said Mr Hehir. | He then sexually assaulted her before stabbing her in the neck, said Mr Hehir. |
| The victim told the police the man used the knife to cut off her bra and clothing and fondled her breasts. | |
| The attack was interrupted by a female passer-by who tried to follow the man before returning to the victim and calling for help. | The attack was interrupted by a female passer-by who tried to follow the man before returning to the victim and calling for help. |
| 'Scientific evidence' | 'Scientific evidence' |
| The victim was taken to Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, where Mr Anscombe worked, and she underwent emergency surgery. | The victim was taken to Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, where Mr Anscombe worked, and she underwent emergency surgery. |
| Mr Hehir told the court that she would have died without expert medical care. | |
| Following his arrest, three computers belonging to Mr Anscombe were found to contain a number of stories and images of rape and sexual violence, the court was told. | |
| In one of the stories, "Steve's next victim", "Steve" rapes a 16-year-old blonde girl in a field which she uses as a short-cut on her way home from work, after threatening her with a knife. | |
| A knife was later found in a pond at the park with the victim's blood on it. | |
| Four days earlier Mr Anscombe attacked a 39-year-old housewife in a car park in nearby Bromley, the court heard, but ran off when a witness sounded her car horn. | |
| "Prior to these events, he (Peter Anscombe) had led an apparently blameless life," said Mr Hehir. | "Prior to these events, he (Peter Anscombe) had led an apparently blameless life," said Mr Hehir. |
| "However, whatever the outward appearances, he is in fact a man with a long-standing and sinister interest in sexual violence against women." | "However, whatever the outward appearances, he is in fact a man with a long-standing and sinister interest in sexual violence against women." |
| CCTV images | CCTV images |
| He told the jury that the victims were both blonde and attractive and each attack was sexually motivated. | He told the jury that the victims were both blonde and attractive and each attack was sexually motivated. |
| Mr Anscombe was caught on closed circuit television at or close to the scene. | Mr Anscombe was caught on closed circuit television at or close to the scene. |
| He admitted being at the scenes but said it was a coincidence, Mr Hehir said. | He admitted being at the scenes but said it was a coincidence, Mr Hehir said. |
| He also told the court that both victims had identified Mr Anscombe from videos and scientific evidence from the attack on the 17-year-old had linked him to the assault. | He also told the court that both victims had identified Mr Anscombe from videos and scientific evidence from the attack on the 17-year-old had linked him to the assault. |
| The victims cannot be named for legal reasons. | The victims cannot be named for legal reasons. |
| The trial was adjourned until Tuesday. |