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| Life for rape re-enactment killer | Life for rape re-enactment killer |
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| A convicted murderer has been jailed for life for raping a woman seven months after he was released from prison on parole. | A convicted murderer has been jailed for life for raping a woman seven months after he was released from prison on parole. |
| Mark Shirley, 39, subjected his victim to degrading and humiliating abuse in her Bristol home before the rape. | Mark Shirley, 39, subjected his victim to degrading and humiliating abuse in her Bristol home before the rape. |
| In attacking the mother-of-five he tried to re-enact a murder he had committed in Cardiff 22 years before. | In attacking the mother-of-five he tried to re-enact a murder he had committed in Cardiff 22 years before. |
| Shirley is recommended to serve a minimum of nine years, and was described as a highly dangerous man. | Shirley is recommended to serve a minimum of nine years, and was described as a highly dangerous man. |
| Shirley was first jailed for life in 1987, when 16, for murdering a pensioner. | |
| He was found guilty last month of rape, false imprisonment, serious sexual assault, and committing false imprisonment with the intention of committing a sexual offence at Bristol Crown Court. | |
| Released on parole | Released on parole |
| In the latest attack, his 40-year-old victim was held at knifepoint for three-and-a-half hours. | In the latest attack, his 40-year-old victim was held at knifepoint for three-and-a-half hours. |
| Shirley had been convicted of murdering Mary Wainwright, 67, whose disfigured body was found in her Cardiff flat in 1987. | Shirley had been convicted of murdering Mary Wainwright, 67, whose disfigured body was found in her Cardiff flat in 1987. |
| She had been beaten and stabbed and there were ritualistic features to the killing. | She had been beaten and stabbed and there were ritualistic features to the killing. |
| Shirley was later jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court for that murder, but released on parole after 16 years in 2003. | Shirley was later jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court for that murder, but released on parole after 16 years in 2003. |
| He was later recalled to prison for excessive drinking but re-released in August 2008. | He was later recalled to prison for excessive drinking but re-released in August 2008. |
| Seven months after his second release from prison, on 20 March, he raped the woman in north Bristol, attacking her with a flick-knife. | Seven months after his second release from prison, on 20 March, he raped the woman in north Bristol, attacking her with a flick-knife. |
| The rape victim gave evidence to the trial jury, saying Shirley told her she was a trusting and sweet lady "like Mary". | The rape victim gave evidence to the trial jury, saying Shirley told her she was a trusting and sweet lady "like Mary". |
| The Parole Board, which made the decision to release Shirley from prison, is to carry out a review of the case. | The Parole Board, which made the decision to release Shirley from prison, is to carry out a review of the case. |