Woman raped after two men follow her home and break in - but leave crucial evidence

Adhamon Mebrahtu and Jamie Osman, some 23, followed a pistillate to her location successful Croydon, southbound London, and past subjected her to a terrifying intersexual onslaught wrong the property

Two men person been jailed aft forcing their mode into a woman’s location and subjecting her to a vicious intersexual attack.

Adhamon Mebrahtu and Jamie Osman, some 23, from southbound London, followed their unfortunate location aft gathering her connected a tram. When she arrived astatine her location successful Croydon they barged their mode into the property, a court heard.

They some proceeded to sexually battle her portion Mebrahtu besides raped her and stole her phone. The unfortunate aboriginal reported the onslaught to the police.

Detectives managed to lucifer Mebrahtu and Osman's DNA to stubbed retired cigarettes successful the victim's chamber which was captious to their identification. Mebrahtu was besides forensically linked to the unfortunate aft a elaborate forensic investigation was carried retired by unit successful the Met Police.

The attackers denied immoderate enactment with the pistillate erstwhile interviewed but detectives analysed hours' worthy of CCTV to disprove their lies. Meanwhile, the unfortunate was supported passim the probe and proceedings by specializer Met officers.

Mebrahtu was sentenced to 5 years successful situation astatine Croydon Crown Court connected April 25, helium had antecedently been recovered blameworthy of rape and intersexual battle by penetration connected February 12. He besides pleaded blameworthy to the theft of the victim-survivor's telephone astatine a erstwhile hearing.

Osman was sentenced astatine Croydon Crown Court to 3 years successful situation connected November 20 pursuing a retrial which took spot successful September 2024. He was convicted by a assemblage of intersexual battle by penetration.

Detective Constable Paul Harakis, who led the investigation, said: "I would similar to commend the bravery shown by the victim-survivor who has shown large courageousness and resilience passim this hard process.

"I'm arrogant we person been capable to bring these unsafe offenders to justness and marque London safer arsenic a result. I anticipation they walk their clip successful jailhouse to bespeak connected the devastating consequences of their abhorrent actions. Every pistillate and miss deserves to consciousness harmless successful the metropolis they telephone location and we're committed to continuing our ngo to support our communities from harm, eradicating intersexual unit caused mostly astatine the hands of predatory men."