'Wicked' man bit chunk out of woman with dementia during violent sexual assault | WB6Z8E4 | 2024-03-02 11:08:01
A person who attacked and sexually assaulted an elderly widow with dementia in her Doncaster residence has been jailed for more than a decade.
Michael Kidd, 35, preyed on the 'vulnerability' of the 84-year-old pensioner when he was in her Balby house final yr.
He struck the lady's face and head with crockery and bit her in the course of the 'violent and extended' onslaught.
Kidd, of no fastened abode, inflicted 15 accidents on her face and head earlier than sexually assaulting her, Sheffield Crown Courtroom heard.
She was left with a wound measuring 5.5cm by 2.5cm operating from her scalp to her eyebrow and a 6cm minimize to her brow, The Star, Sheffield reported.
Prosecutor Ian West stated Kidd's legal monitor document of concentrating on lone ladies – including attempted robbery and tried kidnapping in 2014 – stated it all.
Among the many attempted assaults, the prosecution stated, Kidd had tailed a lady before demanding she hand her his purse. That same day, he attempted to kidnap a pregnant lady by shoving her into his automotive.
Edward Moss, mitigating, stated Kidd had been experiencing homelessness for years and lived with a substance use dysfunction.
He had an 'appalling' upbringing, a psychiatric report stated, which discovered he has studying difficulties.
Kidd pleaded responsible in November last yr to at least one rely of wounding with intent and two counts of sexual assault.
Recorder of Sheffield, Decide Jeremy Richardson KC, as we speak sentenced the defendant to 14 years behind bars, with another five to be served on prolonged licence.
'The results for her have been devastating. She's misplaced all semblance of independence, and her dog cannot be together with her to offer her some type of comfort,' he stated, including that the lady noticed her pet as her 'one form of solace'.
'You are a depraved individual, you deserve this sentence and not using a shadow of a doubt,' he added.
Detective Constable Gary Rawlings, the officer in control of this case, added: 'Kidd has rightfully been put behind bars for several years after subjecting his victim to a violent and extended attack.
'The sufferer on this horrendous incident suffers from dementia and was subsequently unable to offer an account of what occurred to her.
'Nevertheless, the dedicated work by officers inside the reactive CID group at Doncaster resulted in a mound of substantial evidence towards Kidd, leading to him pleading guilty and providing the sufferer with a voice.
'I hope the sentence he acquired brings some justice to the victim and her family.'
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