A knife-wielding sex beast – who broke into a woman’s East London flat in the middle of the night and raped and robbed her – has been locked-up for a minimum of six years.
Salim Ahmed Khan, 38, (pictured) pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to two counts of rape, three of attempted rape and one of burglary involving the same victim on February 25.
He was given an indeterminate sentence for the protection of the public and will only be released when assessed as safe.
The sentencing judge told the defendant: “You are a cold and calculating individual who poses a high risk to the public.”
Khan was quickly arrested by rape-specialist Sapphire officers, who matched his fingerprints to the 41 year-old woman’s Stepney flat.
She had woken up at around 3:30am after hearing a noise.
As she turned on the bedside lamp she saw the suspect standing in her bedroom.
He rushed towards her, switched off the light, and threatened her with a large kitchen knife, which he held to her face and neck before demanding money and raping her.
As Khan was leaving, he grabbed her rucksack, two laptops, a mobile phone and a camera.
During a subsequent search of Khan’s mother’s address in nearby Cable Street detectives recovered the victim’s rucksack and photo identification.
Detective Inspector Michael Reay said: “The victim suffered a terrifying ordeal in what should have been the safety and sanctity of her own home.
“Khan then went on to exploit his elderly and disabled mother by using her address, which he rarely visited, to hide property from the offence.”
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