‘Vulnerable’ woman raped and killed by stranger on park bench, court told

A “vulnerable” pistillate was raped and killed by a alien portion she was unconscious connected a parkland seat aft a nighttime out, a tribunal has heard.

Natalie Shotter, 37, had been connected a nighttime retired enjoying herself earlier she was allegedly attacked by Mohamed Iidow, a stranger.

She was recovered dormant by a passer-by successful Southall Park, westbound London, successful the aboriginal greeting connected July 17 2021, the Old Bailey was told.

Homeless Iidow, 35, is connected proceedings accused of her rape and manslaughter.

Opening the lawsuit connected Wednesday, authoritative Alison Morgan KC said: “The prosecution’s lawsuit is that Natalie was a susceptible woman, retired astatine nighttime enjoying herself, who was past taken vantage of by this defendant.

“Natalie Shotter does not look to person been conscious astatine the clip that she was raped, fto unsocial consenting to the defendant. He could ne'er person believed that she was consenting.”

“It was the process of raping Natalie repeatedly that caused her death.”

Ms Morgan told jurors that it had taken clip to recognize what happened to Ms Shotter that nighttime and what caused her death.

CCTV footage showed her hardly moving and that she appeared to person been unconscious erstwhile she was raped and truthful could not person consented, Ms Morgan said.

Earlier that night, Ms Shotter was captured connected different CCTV footage dancing extracurricular a store with different people.

Jurors were told the unfortunate was small much than 5ft gangly and weighed conscionable 43kg (6st 11lb).

Iido has denied the charges against him and the Old Bailey proceedings adjourned until Friday.