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A 19-year-old man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old woman in a Bradford care home. | A 19-year-old man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old woman in a Bradford care home. |
A judge at Bradford Crown Court told Dale Boocock, from the Woodside area of the city, his crime was "appalling". | A judge at Bradford Crown Court told Dale Boocock, from the Woodside area of the city, his crime was "appalling". |
Boocock, who admitted rape and kidnap, was told he would serve a minimum of four years and nine months. | Boocock, who admitted rape and kidnap, was told he would serve a minimum of four years and nine months. |
The elderly woman was assaulted at a home in the Buttershaw area of Bradford in the early hours of 15 September. | The elderly woman was assaulted at a home in the Buttershaw area of Bradford in the early hours of 15 September. |
She needed hospital treatment at the time of the attack and has since died of natural causes. | She needed hospital treatment at the time of the attack and has since died of natural causes. |
'Beyond belief' | 'Beyond belief' |
The court heard Boocock had been on bail for a series of house burglaries at the time of the attack. | The court heard Boocock had been on bail for a series of house burglaries at the time of the attack. |
The judge, Recorder Mark Burn, said Boocock would probably serve "very much longer" than the minimum sentence. | |
Det Ch Insp Jon Hoyle, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Dale Boocock has been sentenced to imprisonment after pleading guilty to the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old lady, the circumstances of which can only be described as vile and beyond belief. | Det Ch Insp Jon Hoyle, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Dale Boocock has been sentenced to imprisonment after pleading guilty to the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old lady, the circumstances of which can only be described as vile and beyond belief. |
"The only consolation I can offer the family is that Boocock was arrested soon after the offence and has been dealt with by the courts quickly and he will remain in prison for a very long time. | "The only consolation I can offer the family is that Boocock was arrested soon after the offence and has been dealt with by the courts quickly and he will remain in prison for a very long time. |
"However, this will never make up for the loss of a wife, a mother, a grandmother, great grandmother and friend, after she tragically passed away just seven weeks after the incident. | "However, this will never make up for the loss of a wife, a mother, a grandmother, great grandmother and friend, after she tragically passed away just seven weeks after the incident. |
"During my short involvement with this family it became apparent that she was a very special person to many." | "During my short involvement with this family it became apparent that she was a very special person to many." |