Predator guilty of rape and killing of vulnerable NHS worker in park

A intersexual predator has been recovered blameworthy of the rape and manslaughter of a susceptible NHS idiosyncratic who was attacked connected a parkland bench.

Mohamed Iidow had repeatedly sexually assaulted 37-year-old Natalie Shotter portion she was passed retired successful Southall Park, westbound London, aft a nighttime out.

Following an Old Bailey trial, Iidow, 35, was recovered blameworthy of rape and manslaughter connected Friday.

Jurors were not told of Iidow’s erstwhile condemnation for intersexual enactment by seeking to groom young radical online.

In ineligible statement earlier the trial, authoritative Alison Morgan KC besides outlined “historic” communications with others.

It was alleged they progressive engaging others for “sexual services” and it was suggested helium discussed astir his “pleasures astatine the conception of rape”.

During the trial, Ms Morgan said Ms Shotter had died of a bosom onslaught caused by Iidow raping her “again and again”.

Earlier, CCTV footage was shown of Ms Shotter sitting connected a seat with a antithetic antheral erstwhile the suspect walked past and looked astatine them.

“What was the suspect doing there, what was helium seeking to do, walking up and down the paths successful the mediate of the nighttime and reasoning astir what his objectives indispensable person been – seeking retired a susceptible pistillate to rape,” Ms Morgan said.

Iidow past near the parkland and drove distant successful his car earlier helium returned, jurors heard.

Ms Shotter was lying down, showing “no wide movement” for astir half-an-hour earlier the suspect approached her “nonchalantly”, Ms Morgan said.

During the attack, the unfortunate had been “deeply unconscious”, she said.

Further CCTV showed the suspect moving Ms Shotter’s assemblage astir successful antithetic positions arsenic helium raped her.

Afterwards, the suspect drove backmost to his location successful Hounslow, westbound London, via a Shell store wherever helium stopped to bargain feline nutrient and mouthwash.

Ms Shotter was recovered dormant by a passer-by successful the parkland successful the aboriginal greeting of July 17 2021.

Swabs taken from her rima country matched DNA samples taken from the defendant.

Ms Morgan had rejected immoderate proposition that Ms Shotter was already dormant earlier she was assaulted by Iidow.

She told jurors: “The prosecution’s lawsuit is that Natalie died arsenic a effect of what was done to her by this defendant.

“She was not dormant astatine the clip erstwhile the suspect was orally raping her, it volition beryllium a substance for you to see – that this suspect went to the parkland for a reason.

“He would not person sought to person enactment with a dormant assemblage for implicit 15 minutes, helium was having enactment with idiosyncratic helium knew was live but was profoundly unconscious and truthful helium was raping her.”

Iidow had denied the charges against him but declined to springiness evidence.

Following the blameworthy verdict helium was remanded into custody to beryllium sentenced connected December 13.