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| Wirral park attack: Man who raped Ukrainian refugee jailed | Wirral park attack: Man who raped Ukrainian refugee jailed |
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| Jwamer Saygul is a "predator who thinks he can do whatever he wants", the CPS says | Jwamer Saygul is a "predator who thinks he can do whatever he wants", the CPS says |
| A man who raped a Ukrainian refugee in a park has been jailed for nine years. | A man who raped a Ukrainian refugee in a park has been jailed for nine years. |
| Jwamer Saygul, 24, met the woman, who fled her home country after the Russian invasion, on a bus from Chester last year. | Jwamer Saygul, 24, met the woman, who fled her home country after the Russian invasion, on a bus from Chester last year. |
| He arranged to meet her again and they visited a park in Neston, Wirral, in October. | |
| Senior Crown Prosecutor Sarah Egan said Saygul had attacked the victim violently when she rejected his unwanted sexual advances. | Senior Crown Prosecutor Sarah Egan said Saygul had attacked the victim violently when she rejected his unwanted sexual advances. |
| He grabbed her by her neck and threw her on the ground before raping her, Chester Crown Court heard. | He grabbed her by her neck and threw her on the ground before raping her, Chester Crown Court heard. |
| She later managed to run away and rang a friend who called police. | She later managed to run away and rang a friend who called police. |
| After he was arrested, Saygul claimed in a police interview that the victim had initiated sexual intercourse and it was consensual, the Crown Prosecution Service said. | After he was arrested, Saygul claimed in a police interview that the victim had initiated sexual intercourse and it was consensual, the Crown Prosecution Service said. |
| 'No remorse' | 'No remorse' |
| He denied the charge of rape but was found guilty by a jury after 25 minutes of deliberation. | He denied the charge of rape but was found guilty by a jury after 25 minutes of deliberation. |
| Ms Egan said Saygul, from Ringway in Neston, had been convicted previously of another sexual offence. | Ms Egan said Saygul, from Ringway in Neston, had been convicted previously of another sexual offence. |
| "He is a predator, who thinks he can do whatever he wants, with no regard for anyone, especially women," she said. | "He is a predator, who thinks he can do whatever he wants, with no regard for anyone, especially women," she said. |
| "He has shown absolutely no remorse." | "He has shown absolutely no remorse." |
| She described the victim as "incredibly brave", adding that it was "unconscionable that this happens to anyone, let alone someone who is in such a potentially vulnerable position". | She described the victim as "incredibly brave", adding that it was "unconscionable that this happens to anyone, let alone someone who is in such a potentially vulnerable position". |
| Sayul was placed on the sexual offenders register for life. | Sayul was placed on the sexual offenders register for life. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Neston | Neston |
| Cheshire | Cheshire |
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