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Slough rapist Arshad Arif jailed for life | Slough rapist Arshad Arif jailed for life |
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A rapist described by police as a "dangerous predatory offender" has been jailed for life. | A rapist described by police as a "dangerous predatory offender" has been jailed for life. |
Arshad Arif attacked a 17-year-old girl in a park in Slough in November 2012 after befriending her outside a nightclub in Watford. | Arshad Arif attacked a 17-year-old girl in a park in Slough in November 2012 after befriending her outside a nightclub in Watford. |
He was convicted at Reading Crown Court of two counts of raping the girl. | He was convicted at Reading Crown Court of two counts of raping the girl. |
Arif, 28, who was jailed for five years in 2006 for a similar rape, will have to serve six-and-a-half years before he can apply for parole. | |
Arif, of Belfast Avenue, Slough, was also placed on the sex offenders register for life. | Arif, of Belfast Avenue, Slough, was also placed on the sex offenders register for life. |
During his trial in May, a jury heard how he approached his victim outside the Oceana nightclub in Watford on 25 November. | During his trial in May, a jury heard how he approached his victim outside the Oceana nightclub in Watford on 25 November. |
Kebab shop | Kebab shop |
She had become separated from her friends, who also had her belongings. | She had become separated from her friends, who also had her belongings. |
Offering to help her, the pair travelled to Salt Hill Park in Slough where she was taken to a secluded spot and raped twice by Arif. | Offering to help her, the pair travelled to Salt Hill Park in Slough where she was taken to a secluded spot and raped twice by Arif. |
Det Sgt Lucy Deane, from Thames Valley Police, said after sentencing: "He literally hunted his victim down, identifying her vulnerability and taking the worst kind of advantage imaginable." | Det Sgt Lucy Deane, from Thames Valley Police, said after sentencing: "He literally hunted his victim down, identifying her vulnerability and taking the worst kind of advantage imaginable." |
In October 2004, Arif befriended a girl outside a kebab shop in Reading, before offering her a lift and taking her to flat where he raped her. | In October 2004, Arif befriended a girl outside a kebab shop in Reading, before offering her a lift and taking her to flat where he raped her. |
He initially denied the rape, but changed his plea to guilty during the trial in 2006. | He initially denied the rape, but changed his plea to guilty during the trial in 2006. |
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