Ban bit chunk out of 84-year-old with dementia after sexually assaulting her | W5589VM | 2024-03-01 11:08:01
A man who attacked and sexually assaulted an elderly widow with dementia in her Doncaster residence has been jailed for 14 years.
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 through the 'violent and prolonged' onslaught.
Kidd, of no fastened abode, inflicted 15 accidents on her face and head before 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 reduce to her brow,& The Star, Sheffield reported.
Prosecutor Ian West stated Kidd's felony monitor report of concentrating on lone ladies – together with tried robbery and tried kidnapping in 2014 – stated all of it.
Among the tried assaults, the prosecution stated, Kidd had tailed a lady earlier than 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 disorder.
He had an 'appalling' upbringing, a psychiatric report& stated, which discovered he has studying difficulties.
Kidd pleaded guilty in November final yr to at least one rely of wounding with intent and two counts of sexual assault.
Recorder of Sheffield, Decide Jeremy Richardson KC,& at present sentenced the defendant to 14 years behind bars, with another 5 to be served on prolonged licence.
'The results for her have been devastating. She's lost all semblance of independence, and her dog cannot be together with her to offer her some type of consolation,' he stated, adding that the lady noticed her pet as her 'one form of solace'.
'You're a wicked individual, you deserve this sentence with no shadow of a doubt,' he added.
Detective Constable Gary Rawlings stated: 'Kidd has rightfully been put behind bars for a number of years after subjecting his victim to a violent and prolonged attack.
'The victim on this horrendous incident suffers from dementia and was subsequently unable to offer an account of what happened to her.
'Nevertheless, the devoted work by officers inside the reactive CID group at Doncaster resulted in a mound of substantial proof towards Kidd, resulting in him pleading guilty and offering the sufferer with a voice.
'I hope the sentence he acquired brings some justice to the victim and her household.'
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