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South Shields, Tyne And Wear
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"Monster" who drugged and raped two women jailed for 18 years
Khamal Hussain, 47, from South Shields, has been jailed for 18 years at Newcastle Crown Court after drugging two women with ketamine so he could sexually assault them while they were partially conscious.
The court heard Hussain told his first victim — met on a night out — about religion, spirituality and sensing auras before taking her home, giving her ketamine and raping her. She recalled feeling “in another world” with fragmented memories but remembered him saying he “liked to see how different people, particularly females, reacted to ketamine”.
The woman said the attack had destroyed her life. “I have shut myself off from everyone I love,” she told the court. “Most of all I lost me.” She lost her job and independence, contemplated suicide and added: “I will carry this with me for the rest of my life… I want everyone to see the monster you are and make sure you never do this to anybody else.”
While under investigation for the first attack, Hussain targeted a second vulnerable woman. He disabled his home security cameras, gave her ketamine and raped her.
She told the court she had been “robbed of the person I was” and left with scars for life.
Judge Thomas Moran described Hussain’s behaviour as “predatory”, “premeditated” and “carefully planned”. Praising both women’s bravery, he said: “Their bravery has saved other women from going through what they had to suffer.” He ruled Hussain a dangerous offender and ordered an extra four years on extended licence after release.
Detective Constable Kerry Kane of Northumbria Police called the crimes “completely abhorrent” and applauded the victims. “I hope today can mark a new beginning for both of them,” she said.