London: An Indian-origin man who raped and robbed a girl at knife level in south-east England has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by a UK court docket.
Diljeet Grewal was discovered responsible of rape, sexual assault and aggravated housebreaking at Islewoth Crown Courtroom and sentenced on Friday to 15 years behind bars, with an extra 5 years on “licence” to be monitored upon launch.
The court docket was advised how the 28-year-old met his sufferer, a girl in her 30s, for a pre-arranged assembly at her tackle in Hillingdon in April this yr and upon getting into produced a knife and threatened the girl inflicting her to concern for her life.
He went on to hold out a “sustained attack”, which lasted for roughly two-and-a-half hours.
“I welcome this sentencing and hope it gives the victim some measure of closure. I would like to thank the victim for her bravery in supporting our investigation and identifying Grewal as her attacker,” stated Detective Constable Mark Palmer, who led the investigation.
“I also hope it encourages any victims of sexual assault, to come forward and trust that officers will treat crimes of this nature respectfully and seriously regardless of the circumstances,” he stated.
As soon as he completed bodily attacking the girl, Grewal stole the girl’s telephone and threatened her once more, this time demanding cash. She handed him money from her purse, however he continued to ransack her room on the lookout for more cash, earlier than fleeing the constructing.
After Grewal left, the girl was in a position to name a buddy who was exterior the UK, who in flip contacted the police.
Officers attended the scene and upon arrival discovered Grewal lurking exterior the tackle. He matched the outline of the suspect and when spoken to, he recognized himself and was detained instantly and brought to a west London police station.
Officers started looking out the realm across the constructing the place Grewal was first seen. A knife was recovered which he denied was his. Forensic examination recognized the weapon because the one used throughout the assault.
Officers spoke to the girl – who had various accidents – and he or she additionally recognized Grewal as her attacker. She was supported by specifically educated officers from the Metropolitan Police’s West Space Safeguarding Staff all through the investigation.
Detectives from the Met’s Hounslow’s Safeguarding Staff launched an instantaneous investigation the place forensics had been analysed and CCTV footage was seized and Grewal was charged with rape and aggravated housebreaking on April 29. He was convicted of the costs in August and sentenced this week.’
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