UK - Mohammed Alim, 30, was cornered and arrested after police joined the pursuit. Today, he was jailed for seven years for a 'cold and calculated attack'. Minshull Street Crown Court heard how the failed asylum seeker stalked his victim as she walked along a road in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, on the evening of September 18 last year. Alim pulled the teenager into an alleyway and throttled her before raping her twice. He then ran off with her handbag. However, just days after the attack took place, the teenager spotted Alim on the streets of Oldham while driving with her father. Her father pulled over the vehicle and called Alim over, pretending he was lost. But Alim ran off after catching sight of the girl, who had tried to conceal herself from view. The father gave chase and was joined by two nearby PCSOs on patrol. The attacker was finally cornered by police when he ran into a stranger's house. Alim, who came to the UK from Bangladesh aged 16 and whose previous attempts to claim refuge had been refused, pleaded guilty to one count of rape after DNA evidence was recovered from the scene. Full Story>>
