Locations
Moyne Gardens, Chellaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73
Description
A man who left a woman fearing she would die during a terrifying stranger attack in Derby has been jailed after being found guilty of rape.
Habib Khan lured the woman into a block of flats in Derby in the early hours of November 10, 2022. While in the stairwell of the flats, Khan grabbed her, raped her and throttled her – leaving her fearing he was going to kill her.
He then stole her bag which contained her bank card, house keys and around £15 before leaving the scene.
The woman reported the incident to police immediately which allowed officers to secure vital forensic evidence that led to his arrest. DNA samples taken from the woman matched Khan, helping to provide key evidence that he was the man who had raped her.
Khan was subsequently charged with rape, assault by penetration, intentional strangulation and theft.
In a victim impact statement the woman detailed the impact the rape has had on her: “What happened to me is difficult to put into words. I thought no one would believe this had happened to me and I never thought the person who did this would be found.
“Since that night I have struggled everyday. I get scared when someone is walking behind me in the street. Even going to the shops I will be looking behind me to see if someone’s there.
“I found going to court really hard and stressful. I am very thankful to the courts, the police and the officer supporting me through this. Without him I would never have gone through with this.
“The best experience of my life was when the police officer asked me to sit down and told me the jury believed me and he had been found guilty.
“No one deserves what he put me through and he should be stopped from ever doing this again.”
The 22-year-old, of Moyne Gardens, Derby, denied the offences and told the court the sex had been consensual but a jury saw through his lies and unanimously found him guilty on Friday 8 December after a trial at Derby Crown Court.
He appeared at the same court on 25 January when he was sentenced to 11 years in prison with a six year extension for dangerousness. He has also been ordered to sign the sex offender’s register and handed a restraining order preventing him from having any contact with the woman.