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Maxime Owona smashed his way into a woman's home, before pinning her down, threatening her and then raping her.
A ‘despicable’ rapist who pinned a woman down and threatened to rape her after smashing his way into her Warwickshire home has been jailed. Maxime Owona broke into the woman’s home in the Tile Hill area of Coventry in April this year, first smashing a window, and forced himself onto the woman, after he awoke her in bed.
The 33-year-old, who knew the woman, pinned her down and threatened her, making her fear for her safety, unless she agreed to his demands. He then raped her.
But after the sickening attack described by police as a ‘horrific ordeal’ the woman managed to alert a relative whole Owona was still in her home. They called the police and the attacker was arrested at the home shortly afterwards.
DC Evie Griffiths, from West Midlands Police ’s public protection unit, said: "This was a traumatic ordeal for the woman who was left fearing for her safety in the place she should feel most safe - her home. She managed to contact a relative who alerted us to the attack.
“And we were able to swiftly arrest Owona - who initially gave us a false name. This was a despicable crime and he's now been put behind bars for a long time.”
Owona of no fixed address, was convicted of rape and trespass following a trial at Warwick Crown Court. He was put behind bars for 15 years last Monday (November 28). He will also be on the sex offender's register for life and also given a restraining order not to contact the woman.