Lillian Constantine, 18, a student helped snare the man who raped her by recording the assault on her mobile phone. She was using her phone to light the way on a dark street when Ashraf Miah, 34 pounced on her in the dark.
Ashraf has been caught last month, and jailed for 13-and-a a half years and will serve a minimum of nine-and-a-half years. Sentencing Miah at Canterbury crown court, Judge James O’Mahony said that in his 13 years on the bench he has seldom heard a more harrowing incident of a brave victim screaming in terror and pleading for it to stop and the awful suffering she endured.
“If anyone needed a wake-up call as to just how horrific the offence of attempted rape is, then this was it,” he said.
A Kent County Council spokesman said the council was making arrangements for converting 120,000 street lights to LED which would be left on all the time, convert areas with CCTV, known anti-social behaviour areas, at busy junctions, roundabouts or sites with road safety issues.
Detective Superintendent Susie Harper, of Kent Police, said that the Kent Police constantly monitors its performance to address any areas for improvement and will continue to provide the best possible service for its rape victims.
Lillian waived her right to anonymity and came out in the open, saying that there is nothing to be ashamed of, and appealed to rape victims to stay strong and come out and report the crime.
