Man 'pretending to look for dog' grabs woman in park and tries to drag her into bushes
A man who pretended to look for a dog grabbed a woman and tried to drag her to bushes to sexually assault her.
She noticed the defendant, who seemed to be looking for something, as she reached an area of the park with outside gym equipment. Prosecutor Roger Griffiths said Edey asked her if she had seen a dog. Mr Griffiths said: ", in her words, screamed her lungs off for help and he responded 'shut up or I'll kill you'. Screaming turned to pleading, she didn't give up struggling and eventually the defendant got up and left her."
He later pleaded guilty to sexual assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and committing an offence with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence. The court heard he has 31 previous convictions, including assault by beating. "The incident happened in the day time so I am generally uneasy during the day, I am uneasy about where I am and who is around me which is especially true when I am on my own. I cannot speak to strangers any more, this is really sad as I used to be friendly and happy to help but I will never interact with strangers because I am scared of them."
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