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Man charged with racially aggravated rape changes plea after being sworn at in court
Ashby admitted attacking the woman after following her from a bus, and prosecutors said he faces life imprisonment.
- On Tuesday, John Ashby pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to the religiously aggravated rape of a Sikh woman in Walsall, dramatically altering his plea midway through trial.
- Prosecutors alleged Ashby followed the victim off a bus and forced entry into her home last October, admitting he raped her 'because he thought she was Muslim.'
- During the attack, Ashby claimed to be a 'British master' while armed with a piece of wood, calling the victim a 'bloody Muslim bitch' and demanding she repeat his mantra.
- Justice Pepperall stated, 'I will be considering a life sentence,' while a spectator disrupted proceedings by confronting Ashby in the dock.
- Ashby, previously of Stockland Green, Birmingham, now faces life imprisonment; wearing a prison-issued tracksuit, he displayed no emotion as he learned of the potentially lengthy custodial sentence.
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Man admits raping Sikh woman after mistaking her for a Muslim
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail A 32-year-old man has admitted religiously aggravated assault after raping a Sikh woman in her home, spewing anti-Muslim abuse during the attack as he targeted her because he believed she was Muslim. John Ashby subjected an innocent Sikh woman in Birmingham to racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he raped her at her home last […]
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