A rapist who preyed on a vulnerable 71 year-old pensioner with severe senile dementia – ripping off her clothes in a storage room and attacking her – has been caged for 11 years.
Michael Ramnel Williams, 55, of Quex Road, Kilburn, North-West London accosted the woman – who remembers nothing of the attack – after she went missing from her Willesden care home.
Williams (pictured) was convicted at Harrow Crown Court of rape and sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder, impeding choice and was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
Detective Constable Stuart Coutin, of the Metropolitan Police’s Sapphire unit, said: “I am very grateful that the court has recognised the guilt of the defendant.
“This has been a particularly difficult case to investigate because the victim gets confused and has no memory of the incident.
“The forensic evidence in this investigation was crucial in identifying Williams, in confirming an offence had taken place and in confirming the location of the offence.”
The victim was reported missing at 9:am on August 11, last year and was next seen at 9:30pm half-naked in Willesden High Street.
She was very confused, with some of her clothing missing and had some bruising on her body.
She was taken to hospital and then to a Haven clinic where an intimate examination proved she had been the victim of rape.
DNA identified Williams as a suspect and he was arrested in the early morning of September 14.
Williams admitted meeting the victim and taking her to a small storage room in between the blocks in Angel Court, Willesden High Road.
When police searched the area they discovered the victim's missing items of clothing and her slippers.
DC Coutin added: “This has been a very distressing time for the family of the victim, and we cannot know how much it has impacted on the victim herself.
“It was thanks to the tenacious attitude of everyone involved we were able to prove a crime had been committed and to ensure Williams was brought before the courts.
“Sapphire officers are specially trained to deal with the victims of sexual offences and offer support to the victims, and in this case her family.
“We hope they are now able to enjoy their time with their mother knowing her attacker is behind bars.”
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