Post by Hickman on Nov 21, 2005 3:57:46 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]Turkish asylum seeker Double rapist jailed for 14 years [/shadow]
Haci Tasan would grab his victims by the throat
A man convicted of raping a teenager and a 64-year-old grandmother has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.
Haci Tasan would grab his victims by the throat
A man convicted of raping a teenager and a 64-year-old grandmother has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.
Haci Tasan, 32, a Turkish asylum seeker of no fixed address, first struck in April 2003 as his elder victim walked to work in Edmonton, north London.
Eight months later he targeted a 19-year-old woman in the same area as she walked home from work, in what the judge called "a campaign of rape".
Tasan had admitted five counts of rape at Harrow Crown Court in September.
Haci Tasan would grab his victims by the throat
'Appalling offences'
He admitted two counts of rape and indecent assault against the 64-year-old on 4 April, 2004, in Langhedge Lane, Edmonton.
And he also admitted three counts of rape against the 19-year-old woman on 23 December, 2004, in Fore Street, Edmonton.
Tasan had been living in a local authority flat less than half a mile away from where the attacks took place.
He was sentenced to 14 years for each of the five counts of rape, and five years for the indecent assault - the sentences are to be served concurrently.
"The circumstances of these attacks clearly demonstrate you had begun a campaign of rape that would not stop unless you were identified," said Judge Susan Tapping.
"You have committed the most serious and appalling offences."
After the first attack officers made several appeals for information, including an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch UK, and also offered a £10,000 Crimestoppers reward for further information.
They became aware that Tasan had fled to Switzerland without any documentation, and with the help of Swiss authorities were able to bring home back to the UK.
'Fear in community'
Det Insp Lloyd Gardner, who led the investigation for Operation Sapphire at Winchmore Hill police station, said he had no doubt Tasan "would have gone on to attack using even more violence had he not been caught".
"Haci Tasan generated fear within the local community following these horrific attacks," he said.
"The two women involved were incredibly brave and continue to recover from their terrible ordeal."
In the second attack, Tasan had grabbed his victim by the throat, dragged her into a service road behind a row of shops and assaulted her.
Her ordeal lasted for 30 minutes until she managed to escape and raise the alarm.
;D 
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4450238.stm
Haci Tasan would grab his victims by the throat
A man convicted of raping a teenager and a 64-year-old grandmother has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.
Haci Tasan would grab his victims by the throat
A man convicted of raping a teenager and a 64-year-old grandmother has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.
Haci Tasan, 32, a Turkish asylum seeker of no fixed address, first struck in April 2003 as his elder victim walked to work in Edmonton, north London.
Eight months later he targeted a 19-year-old woman in the same area as she walked home from work, in what the judge called "a campaign of rape".
Tasan had admitted five counts of rape at Harrow Crown Court in September.
Haci Tasan would grab his victims by the throat
'Appalling offences'
He admitted two counts of rape and indecent assault against the 64-year-old on 4 April, 2004, in Langhedge Lane, Edmonton.
And he also admitted three counts of rape against the 19-year-old woman on 23 December, 2004, in Fore Street, Edmonton.
Tasan had been living in a local authority flat less than half a mile away from where the attacks took place.
He was sentenced to 14 years for each of the five counts of rape, and five years for the indecent assault - the sentences are to be served concurrently.
"The circumstances of these attacks clearly demonstrate you had begun a campaign of rape that would not stop unless you were identified," said Judge Susan Tapping.
"You have committed the most serious and appalling offences."
After the first attack officers made several appeals for information, including an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch UK, and also offered a £10,000 Crimestoppers reward for further information.
They became aware that Tasan had fled to Switzerland without any documentation, and with the help of Swiss authorities were able to bring home back to the UK.
'Fear in community'
Det Insp Lloyd Gardner, who led the investigation for Operation Sapphire at Winchmore Hill police station, said he had no doubt Tasan "would have gone on to attack using even more violence had he not been caught".
"Haci Tasan generated fear within the local community following these horrific attacks," he said.
"The two women involved were incredibly brave and continue to recover from their terrible ordeal."
In the second attack, Tasan had grabbed his victim by the throat, dragged her into a service road behind a row of shops and assaulted her.
Her ordeal lasted for 30 minutes until she managed to escape and raise the alarm.
;D 
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4450238.stm