Rapist Jailed for 15 Years After Luring Woman to Property and Threatening Her with a Machete

A rapist who lured a woman to an address on the pretense of renting out a room has been jailed after she feared he would hurt her with a machete.

Naveed Hussain, 33, persuaded the woman to visit the property in Handsworth, Birmingham, last November before subjecting her to a horrific ordeal.

Hussain locked the woman in a room with him, showed her a machete which she feared he would use, and then repeatedly raped her.

After fleeing the area, the woman came across a passerby who noticed she was distressed and called for paramedics. Paramedics contacted West Midlands Police.

The woman bravely recalled what happened and gave a strong description which led officers to arrest Hussain in Handsworth shortly afterwards. He was found with a knife in his trousers, and a subsequent search of the house resulted in the discovery of the machete.

Hussain, of Alexandra Road in Handsworth, was convicted of rape and possession of a weapon following a trial. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail and ordered to be put on the sex offender's register for life at Birmingham Crown Court last Tuesday (October 10).