Sex beast who raped nurse in park 19 years ago jailed after detectives match ... trends now
A sex beast who raped a nurse nearly 19 years ago and left her fearing she would be killed has been jailed for 10 and a half years.
Adrian Satchwell, 61, brutally assaulted the woman after holding something 'cold, shiny and silver' to her neck.
The woman had been out celebrating a friend's new job at a local pub before she was targeted by Satchwell in Acton Park, west London, late on July 4 2004, Isleworth Crown Court heard.
Her underwear was recovered from her flat and police were able to link Satchwell, of Shepherd's Bush to the attack 13 years later when he was brought in for an allegation of a separate sex attack.
The victim was left having panic attacks and could no longer work in the intensive care unit following his attack.
Adrian Satchwell, 61, brutally assaulted the woman after holding something 'cold, shiny and silver' to her neck
Detectives had retained contact with the survivor ever since the horrific attack in 2004 and remained devoted to the investigation.
He denied but was convicted of rape by a jury.
Judge Sarah Paneth told Satchwell: 'The victim was alone when she saw two men coming towards her.
'You asked her 'What are you doing in the park at this time of night.'
'She said she had frozen and said:' I don't know' and she went to walk past you and fell onto the grass.
'She wasn't able to say whether she had fallen or been pushed over but she recalled after that she was crawling on all fours just wanting to get away.
'The next thing she remembers was being raped by you.
'She said she just went numb, she went somewhere else she couldn't move.
The victim was left having panic attacks and could no longer work in the intensive care unit following his attack. Pictured: Acton Park, West London, where the attack took place
'At one point you pushed her down to the ground and you had both her arms pulled behind her back so she couldn't move.
'She felt something cold on her neck and saw it was shiny and silver, she was unable to say whether it was a knife, but she thought she was going to die, and then everything went black.'
The victim had planned to travel to Spain the next day and did not want the attack to stop her travelling so she confided in a friend who reported the rape to police on her behalf.
Satchwell, of Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, denied but was convicted of rape.
He was sentenced to ten and
