The offender was found guilty of the brutal sexual assault and assault of a vulnerable woman, as well as assault, assault with a weapon, and mischief against a good Samaritan who intervened.
The offender, a first-time offender with schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder, violently attacked the woman in an alleyway and subsequently chased and assaulted the intervening bystander.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence, noting the extreme violence and callousness of the attack.
The offender was sentenced to a global penitentiary term of 8 years, comprising 7 years for the offences against the woman and 1 year consecutive for the offences against the bystander, less pre-sentence custody credit.
