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Walsall Man Jailed for Life for Religiously Aggravated Rape and Assault of Sikh Woman

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Walsall Man Jailed for Life for Religiously Aggravated Rape and Assault of Sikh Woman

John Ashby, 32, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years for the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman in her home in Walsall, after admitting to the crimes following an outburst from a member of the public in court. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was … Read more

Local man John Ashby pleads guilty to rape and assault after courtroom outburst

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Local man John Ashby pleads guilty to rape and assault after courtroom outburst

John Ashby, a 32-year-old man of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to rape, religiously aggravated assault, intentional strangulation and robbery after changing his plea during trial at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday. The court heard how Ashby followed a Sikh woman from a bus stop in Walsall last October, picked up a two-foot stick from … Read more