Yahoo News Man jailed for raping woman after being caught using her bank card in McDonald’s
A man has been jailed after he broke into a woman’s home and raped her – before being caught using her bank card in McDonald’s.
Daniel Wallace, of Weymouth Terrace, Shoreditch, London, was arrested in possession of what the judge described as a ‘Rape Kit’ after the attack.
Blackfriars Crown Court heard how the victim, aged in her 20s, walked back alone to her Canonbury home after enjoying an evening out with friends on 11 September 2016.
Her next recollection was lying on her sofa, unable to move whilst attempting to push an unknown man off her.
She woke up naked in her bed with injuries to her body.
Upon examination of her flat, she discovered that property belonging to herself and her flatmates had been stolen.
The woman reported the rape to police the following day and whilst awaiting results from the forensic tests, the victim’s bank card – which was stolen during the rape – was used at McDonalds in Walthamstow.
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A review of the McDonalds CCTV showed Wallace in the company of an unknown male and female using the victim’s stolen bank card to buy a selection of meals.
Forensic tests had previously identified Wallace, who was in possession of lubricants, the drug GHB and Viagra when he was arrested.
The 33-year-old was initially found guilty of burglary at the trial in June but he has now been sentenced to 12 years at Blackfriars Crown Court after he was found guilty of rape following a re-trial.
Detective Constable Colin Hutton, the investigating officer from Met’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command, said: “Wallace is a dangerous sexual predator who preyed on a vulnerable woman as she made her way home after enjoying an evening out with friends.
“He then drugged and raped her in her own home and then proceeded to burgle the property while she was passed out cold as a result of the GHB he gave her.
“The items found on Wallace upon his arrest show the preparations he had taken to carry out this attack and indicates that he may have been planning to carry out similar offences in the future.
“I would like to praise the victim’s courage for reporting this heinous crime to us and for helping us to put Wallace behind bars and off London’s streets.”
