Good news on Rape

Rip Cord
By Rip Cord

At last some good news on rape, a rapist may have through his crime given himself his own death sentence.

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Rapist may have HIV from victim

A man who has been jailed for raping a woman is waiting to find out whether he has contracted HIV from her.

Richard Thomas was sentenced to five years and four months after admitting raping the woman at her home in Leigh, Greater Manchester.

He knew she was ill but did not know she had HIV and collapsed when police told him, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Thomas, 27, of Sandringham Drive, Leigh, raped the woman after she had taken a sleeping tablet.

'His own fault'

He said he had been drinking heavily and taken drugs, and could not recall the attack but believed the woman, the court heard.

Thomas had let himself into the house uninvited in the middle of the night and the woman, who had taken a sleeping tablet, awoke to find him raping her.

Harry Pepper, prosecuting, said: "She froze and no words were exchanged. He pulled up his shorts and left."

Judge Mark Brown described the crime as "dreadful".

Thomas is due to find out whether he has contracted HIV later in the week.

His barrister, Virginia Hayton, said: "It is his own fault, if he had not committed this offence he would not have placed himself in this position."

By Molten Metal• 4 Sep 2013 08:07
Molten Metal

drinking and mixing with strangers should be avoided ...

Root cause of spoiling so many lives ...

By mast kalandar• 4 Sep 2013 07:54
mast kalandar

All those convicted Rape criminals should be by force Injected with HIV/AIDS waiting for slow death so that everyday he would feel the pain of the Innocent

By Rip Cord• 4 Sep 2013 07:44
Rip Cord

Actually if you read the article he did not know. He was arrested and convicted of the crime and was told in prison where he collapsed. Can't say I have any sympathy for him, if he had not committed the crime he would not have been exposed to HIV

By kumbayaye• 4 Sep 2013 07:31
kumbayaye

He knows she's ill and still rape her? Hope he contracted HIV & die

By Molten Metal• 4 Sep 2013 06:40
Molten Metal

Who is drinking heavily and taken drugs ....

is there any sign of life left behind ....

By Sulieman• 3 Sep 2013 18:10
Sulieman

He got a very fast punishment !

I wonder If he learned any lesson!

By acchabaccha• 3 Sep 2013 17:38
acchabaccha

He will not leave the world just like a bursting bubble but will live each day to regret what he did till the final moment arrives.

By Teyob@Doha• 3 Sep 2013 16:46
Teyob@Doha

It is called poetic justice!

By nomerci• 3 Sep 2013 15:59
nomerci

thing is, he will cost the tax payer loads of money, since the meds he will now need to stay alive are expensive.

By britexpat• 3 Sep 2013 15:46
britexpat

I have no sympathy for him..Hope the judge gives him a stiff sentence to boot.

By landloverreview• 3 Sep 2013 15:46
landloverreview

Free Issue Condoms will be misused.

By Rip Cord• 3 Sep 2013 15:46
Rip Cord

Well at least he will be able to tell that big guy in the showers, don't rape me I have HIV!

By FathimaH• 3 Sep 2013 15:44
FathimaH

Reminds me of the o'l spiteful playground saying "serves you right". Guess he didn't need the courts to give him the "life sentence" Though of course he still remains a potential danger to women, even more so with a dangerous disease, and thus should not be set free just cos he has himself now a terrible predicament to deal with just as his victim does.

By gj10110• 3 Sep 2013 15:43
Rating: 4/5
gj10110

Now its not, since you made it public

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