Locations
Weoley Castle Road, Birmingham, B29
Description
A Birmingham man who subjected a woman to a brutal assault in Walsall has been convicted of rape.
Simon Tang was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court following the attack on a sex worker near a car park in Birmingham Street, Walsall, on 5 May.
Bravely the woman came to us and told us of the ordeal she had been subjected to. She has been supported throughout her recovery and during the investigation by our specially trained teams.
During the assault she was hit repeatedly with a baseball bat which Tang had got from the boot of his car, leaving her with extensive bruising to her legs and head.
Specialist public protection officers worked with her to put together a case which saw her 56-year-old attacker convicted of two counts of rape, possessing an offensive weapon and actual bodily harm.
Tang, of Weoley Castle Road, Birmingham, will be sentenced on January 30.
DS Morgan Colley, from the investigation team, said: “I would like to commend the bravery of the woman in this case as without her support we would not have been able to secure a positive outcome at court.
"This man posed a real danger to women and thanks to her, he has now been convicted of his crimes and remanded in custody ahead of sentence."