Cojorcaru & Bejinariu |
Two
Romanians, who raped a lone middle-aged woman the day after meeting
up at Victoria Coach Station, have been locked-up.
Radian
Cojorcaru, 32, and Gabriel Bejinariu, 20, pounced on the 53 year-old
woman after travelling from central London to Carshalton, Surrey.
The
homeless duo were both convicted at Croydon Crown Court of raping her
on October 14, last year.
Cojocaru
pleaded guilty to rape and aiding and abetting rape and received 12
years imprisonment.
Bejinariu
denied the charge, forcing the victim to give evidence, but was found
guilty by a jury of rape; attempted rape and aiding and abetting
rape.
He
received 17 years imprisonment.
The
court heard the two men met at the coach station on October 13, last
year.
They
travelled to the Carshalton area the next day and then, at 3.00pm,
attacked the woman as she approached an alleyway near to Shorts Road.
A
member of the public - who saw what was happening - challenged the
two men and then ran after them.
Cojocaru
was detained on the car port roof of a nearby house until officers
arrived.
Bejinariu
was arrested a week later after he was identified on CCTV footage
from the coach station.
Detective
Inspector Keith Ward, of the Metropolitan Police's Child Abuse and
Sexual Offences Unit, said: “This
was a shocking assault by two strangers on a lone woman in broad
daylight.
“The
courage of a member of the public enabled us to arrest one man and I
would like to thank him for his brave actions.
“The
victim has also shown considerable courage to give evidence during
Bejinariu’s trial.
“I’m
glad that the prison sentences given to these two men means they will
be off the streets of London for a considerable period of time.
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