UK – A rapist who attacked a woman as she lay asleep in her bed has been handed a determinate prison sentence of eight-years.
Adam Mohammed, aged 24 from Exeter, Devon, was found guilty of one count of rape following a trial at Exeter Crown Court in June 2023.
Served with 8 years in prison
He was sentenced Friday January 12 to eight years in prison, of which he will serve two-thirds before being up for release on licence.
Why he came to UK
Restaurant worker Mohammed, originally from Sudan, says he came to the UK in 2016 because of ongoing conflict in his country.
Last year, he was granted final leave to remain in the UK by the Home Office, despite the charge against him.
But he may now face deportation after serving his sentence and will remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
During the trial, Exeter Crown Court heard how in March 2021 the victim, who was a student at the time, had been socialising with friends at her accommodation block on Exeter University campus.
Several people had joined the party, including three men who were unknown to the victim and to the rest of her friends.
Details of the incident
At around midnight, the victim was put to bed by friends and her door was left unlocked so that friends could check in on her throughout the night.
At around 2am, the victim woke up in bed to find Mohammed raping her.
She initially froze before pushing him away and fleeing to a friend’s room for help.
Police were alerted and officers were immediately on the scene and searches were carried out.
Extensive enquiries led to Mohammed’s swift arrest, who was located within the University campus.
Mohammed denied the offence but was later charged with rape.
During the five-day trial in June 2023, the court heard from several witnesses.
Statement from witness
One witness stated that she had felt very uncomfortable in Mohammed’s presence and had been ‘creeped out’ by him and the sexualised comments that he made throughout the night.
From forensic examination of the victim’s clothes, DNA was linked to Mohammed.
He had stated that his DNA, which was found on the victim’s underwear, had got there due to the group playing drinking games that evening, something the victim and the witnesses all refute.
