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A SEX attacker broke into a woman's home through an attic before tying her to a chair and trying to rape her at knifepoint.
Karan Pullock, 37, was described as "truly dangerous" individual after attacking the victim at her home in Hackney, London.
Pullock had entered the victim’s flat through an attic on June 30 last year, a court heard.
Once the victim returned home later that day, she noticed the blinds had been drawn and her dog was unusually quiet.
Pullock then emerged from a darkened room armed with a knife and grabbed the woman.
She bravely tried to fight him off, but he overpowered her before holding a knife to her throat.
The sick offender then threatened to kill her as she continued to scream in fear.
Pullock then took the frightened victim into her bedroom, where he tied her to a chair and demanded money.
He began to cut the victim’s clothes off before sexually assaulting her and attempting to rape her.
Shortly after, Pullock called the Met Police and confessed to the incident with cops rushing to the scene to arrest him shortly after.
Pullock, of Hackney, East London, has been jailed for 12 years and will be on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
He pleaded guilty on January 18 to attempted robbery, attempted rape, sexual assault and threats to kill.
The victim said: “There are days where I struggle to get out of bed. Not recognising the person I once was. I wonder what the point is, where I no longer have the confidence to live like I used to.
"To live in a city like London and constantly be in fear feels hopeless.
“I’m a grown woman who is now scared of the dark. I feel embarrassed trying to make plans to see friends, or client meetings and having to work around this.
"In the winter months, it makes this basically impossible."
Detective Sergeant Matthew Cooksey said: “Pullock is a truly dangerous individual who planned a terrifying attack on the victim for no reason other than his own gratification.
"I am glad that he pleaded guilty and spared the victim from having to relive the experience at court.
"He will now spend a significant period behind bars. We are working hard to prevent violence against women and girls and we will continue to remove these dangerous offenders from the streets of London.”