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| Ilkeston street attack woman 'stalked then left for dead' | Ilkeston street attack woman 'stalked then left for dead' |
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| A woman was "left for dead" after being raped and throttled by stranger, a court has been told. | A woman was "left for dead" after being raped and throttled by stranger, a court has been told. |
| The victim was attacked in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, after getting off a bus early on 26 November. | The victim was attacked in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, after getting off a bus early on 26 November. |
| Anthony Dealey, 42, who denies offences including attempted murder, was "stalking the streets" and showed her "no mercy", Derby Crown Court heard. | Anthony Dealey, 42, who denies offences including attempted murder, was "stalking the streets" and showed her "no mercy", Derby Crown Court heard. |
| DNA was "more than a billion times" more likely to be Mr Dealey's than anyone else, the jury was told. | DNA was "more than a billion times" more likely to be Mr Dealey's than anyone else, the jury was told. |
| Mr Dealey, of Erewash Square, Ilkeston, was captured on CCTV wearing a grey hooded top outside a bookmakers at 03:10 GMT on the morning of the attack, the court heard. | Mr Dealey, of Erewash Square, Ilkeston, was captured on CCTV wearing a grey hooded top outside a bookmakers at 03:10 GMT on the morning of the attack, the court heard. |
| Gordon Aspden, prosecuting, said "He was out and about on foot stalking the silent streets of the town". | Gordon Aspden, prosecuting, said "He was out and about on foot stalking the silent streets of the town". |
| The woman, aged in her 30s, was returning from a birthday party at about 04:00 when she heard footsteps and heavy breathing behind her shortly before she was attacked. | |
| Mr Aspden told the court Mr Dealey's hands were "around her throat, stifling her cries." | Mr Aspden told the court Mr Dealey's hands were "around her throat, stifling her cries." |
| After the attack the defendant then allegedly went through the contents of her handbag. | After the attack the defendant then allegedly went through the contents of her handbag. |
| "He left her for dead in that wretched state and pitiful state," Mr Aspden said. | "He left her for dead in that wretched state and pitiful state," Mr Aspden said. |
| "He showed her no mercy." | "He showed her no mercy." |
| 'Fingerprints on handbag' | |
| The court was told a couple heard cries and found the victim on the pavement. | The court was told a couple heard cries and found the victim on the pavement. |
| A recording of their call to the emergency services was played to the jury, in which the victim was able to give some details of the attack. | A recording of their call to the emergency services was played to the jury, in which the victim was able to give some details of the attack. |
| In a video interview played to the court, the victim was physically sick while answering questions about what happened. | |
| "He was squeezing my windpipe and I was choking. I thought I was dying," she said. | |
| As well as DNA, fingerprints found on the handbag were a match for the defendant, the jury was told. | As well as DNA, fingerprints found on the handbag were a match for the defendant, the jury was told. |
| Mr Dealey denies attempted murder, rape, sexual assault and robbery. | Mr Dealey denies attempted murder, rape, sexual assault and robbery. |
| He admits walking through Ilkeston that night but claims to have been home by 03:00. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |