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| Bristol man jailed for Stokes Croft alley rape | Bristol man jailed for Stokes Croft alley rape |
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| A man has been jailed for seven years for raping a woman as she walked home from a friend's house in Bristol. | A man has been jailed for seven years for raping a woman as she walked home from a friend's house in Bristol. |
| Happy Manureh, 30, was convicted of attacking the woman in the early hours of 27 February by a jury following a trial at the city's crown court. | |
| The court heard that Manureh, from St Pauls in Bristol, approached the victim in Stokes Croft at about 04:00 GMT, pulled her into an alley and raped her. | The court heard that Manureh, from St Pauls in Bristol, approached the victim in Stokes Croft at about 04:00 GMT, pulled her into an alley and raped her. |
| Police said the sentence reflected the seriousness of the crime. | Police said the sentence reflected the seriousness of the crime. |
| Speaking after sentencing, Det Con Clem Goodwin, from Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The victim has shown great courage and bravery to come forward and report this crime. | Speaking after sentencing, Det Con Clem Goodwin, from Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The victim has shown great courage and bravery to come forward and report this crime. |
| "I hope it brings her some closure knowing the man who put her through a terrible ordeal has been jailed." | "I hope it brings her some closure knowing the man who put her through a terrible ordeal has been jailed." |