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Derby man convicted of attacking six women in one night | Derby man convicted of attacking six women in one night |
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A man has been found guilty of 18 offences, including five rapes, after attacking six women in one night. | A man has been found guilty of 18 offences, including five rapes, after attacking six women in one night. |
Harbinder Khatkar, from Sinfin, in Derby, was found guilty of a string of attacks in the Pear Tree and Normanton areas of the city between midnight on February 1 and 9:00 the next day. | |
The 37-year-old was also convicted of the rape of a woman in 2011 for which he had previously been acquitted. | |
Derbyshire police said they were some of the "worst crimes imaginable". | |
'Completely devastated' | |
Khatkar, whose charges included rape, robbery, causing actual bodily harm, assault, sexual assault and trespass with the intent to commit a sexual offence, is expected to be sentenced at Derby Crown Court on Friday. | |
One victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the hearing her life had been "completely devastated" by what Khatkar had done to her in her own home. | One victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the hearing her life had been "completely devastated" by what Khatkar had done to her in her own home. |
Det Insp Douglas Naden said: "This has been one of the largest and most complex investigations undertaken by my team of detectives - and in terms of serial offending has been one of the worst cases they have ever dealt with. | |
"The court has heard evidence of some of the worst crimes imaginable which have had a devastating impact on the victims and their families." | |
Khatkar had previously been acquitted of raping a woman in 2011 but Derbyshire police successfully overturned the verdict at the Court of Appeal so he could be tried again. | Khatkar had previously been acquitted of raping a woman in 2011 but Derbyshire police successfully overturned the verdict at the Court of Appeal so he could be tried again. |
It is the first retrial in Derbyshire under the amended double jeopardy law. |