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Natalie Shotter had been passed retired successful Southall Park aft a nighttime out
A intersexual predator has been recovered blameworthy of the rape and manslaughter of a pistillate helium attacked portion she was unconscious connected a parkland bench.
Mohamed Iidow, 35, repeatedly sexually assaulted 37-year-old Natalie Shotter successful Southall Park successful westbound London successful 2021.
The Old Bailey heard Ms Shotter died of a bosom onslaught caused by Iidow raping her "again and again".
Jurors were not told of Iidow's erstwhile convictions for intersexual offences.
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Mohamed Iidow, 35, of St Paul’s Close, Hounslow, was recovered blameworthy of rape and manslaughter
CCTV footage was shown of NHS idiosyncratic Ms Shotter sitting connected a seat with a antithetic antheral erstwhile the suspect walked past and looked astatine them.
Prosecution barrister Alison Morgan KC said: "What was the suspect doing there, what was helium seeking to do, walking up and down the paths successful the mediate of the nighttime and reasoning astir what his objectives indispensable person been - seeking retired a susceptible pistillate to rape."
Jurors heard Ms Shotter was lying down, showing "no wide movement" for astir fractional an hr earlier the suspect approached her.
During the attack, the unfortunate had been "deeply unconscious".
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Jurors were told that Ms Shotter was small much than 5ft gangly and weighed conscionable 43kg (6st 11lb)
Further CCTV showed the suspect moving Ms Shotter's assemblage astir successful antithetic positions arsenic helium raped her.
The suspect past drove backmost to his location successful Hounslow via a Shell store wherever helium stopped to bargain feline nutrient and mouthwash.
Ms Shotter was recovered dormant by a passer-by successful the parkland successful the aboriginal greeting of 17 July 2021.
Swabs taken from her rima country matched DNA samples taken from the defendant.
Ms Morgan told jurors: "The prosecution's lawsuit is that Natalie died arsenic a effect of what was done to her by this defendant.
"She was not dormant astatine the clip erstwhile the suspect was orally raping her, it volition beryllium a substance for you to see - that this suspect went to the parkland for a reason.
"He would not person sought to person enactment with a dormant assemblage for implicit 15 minutes, helium was having enactment with idiosyncratic helium knew was live but was profoundly unconscious and truthful helium was raping her."
Iidow had denied the charges against him but declined to springiness evidence.
Following the blameworthy verdict helium was remanded into custody to beryllium sentenced connected 13 December.
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