A
wannabe rapist, who kicked a woman's front door off it's hinges after
following her home from a night bus, has been locked-up for ten
years.
Shane
Lynch, 25, (pictured) of Aviary Close, Canning Town, is described by
police as a: “predatory, audacious sexual offender.”
He
demanded to know where the 26 year-old victim was during a terrifying
face-to-face confrontation with her mother, then after finding her
tried to pull off the young woman's tights and dress.
She
was only saved when her mother tried to pull him off as their
landlady screamed that she was calling the police.
In
the early hours of Friday June 14, last year the victim was
travelling home after a night out with friends.
Lynch
approached her as she waited for a night bus to travel from Romford
to Canning Town, east London and began chatting to her during the
journey.
He
asked to walk her home several times but she declined his offer,
leaving him in Hayday Road.
She
carried on walking to her house and was preparing a snack when she
heard the front door being kicked open.
Terrified,
she hid in the kitchen while Lynch hunted for her upstairs.
He
confronted the victim's mother, demanding to know where she was.
He
then came back downstairs and found the victim cowering in fear.
Lynch immediately attacked her, pulling her to the floor and trying to tear
off her dress and tights.
He
told her he wanted to have sex with her and ignored her pleas for
help.
The
victim's mother came downstairs and attempted to drag Lynch off her
daughter, but was assaulted in the process, suffering minor injuries.
However,
on being told the police were being called by the victim's landlady,
Lynch finally made off after throwing a suitcase at the women.
He
was arrested on the next day and claimed in a police interview that
the victim had stolen his phone and he was trying to retrieve it.
He
admitted assaulting the victim's mother, but claimed it was
self-defence.
He
was found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court of attempted rape, having
already admitted an unrelated charge of wounding, with intent, on
another victim on January 25 in Newham Way, Canning Town.
He
received seven years for the attempted rape, plus three years for the
GBH charge.
Detective
Constable Yvonne Rhoden, MBE, of the Sexual Offences, Exploitation
and Child Abuse Command, said: "This was a terrifying ordeal for
the victim and the other female occupants of her home.
“I
hope this conviction goes some way to restoring her peace of mind in
the future.
"Lynch
is a predatory, audacious sexual offender who, but for the brave
actions of the victim's mother, would have carried out a violent
rape.
"He
has posed a real danger to lone females using the public transport
system and we would appeal for members of the public to come forward
with any information on similar offences."
Police
can be contacted on 101. In an emergency always dial 999.
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