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sentences that state something as happening or true
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1 of 25 hedged
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An illegal migrant Deliveroo rider who dragged a woman off the street 'like a ragdoll' before raping her has been jailed for 21 years.
Following the vicious assault, which left his victim feeling 'destroyed', Salem Rekoub, 28, was caught on CCTV wearing his turquoise uniform and smirking as he followed her ambulance to hospital, because he wanted to 'get to the woman again'.
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he → see → woman
Rekoub, who was dubbed a public danger by the judge, arrived in Britain on a tourist visa in 2023.
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who → dub → 2023
He did not have the right to work in the UK.
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He → have → UK
Isleworth Crown Court heard that he took advantage of the woman, who is in her 40s, after seeing her 'semi-conscious' at a bus stop.
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her → hear → stop
Rekoub then dragged her down a side road in Chelsea, West London, before finding a gap between cars where he attacked her in July 2024.
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he → drag → July
During the 17-minute assault, the woman drifted in and out of consciousness while he repeatedly told her: 'You need to be quiet'.
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You → drift → her
His victim was left with 33 bruises across her body.
Rekoub then called 999 and told operators a 'pack of lies', said prosecutors, as he tried to deceive them over what had happened.
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what → leave → them
Deliveroo rider Salem Rekoub, 28, who had no right to work in the UK, has been jailed for 21 years for raping a woman
Rekoub was caught on CCTV walking along the corridors of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in a bid to 'get to the woman again' after being taken there by ambulance following her ordeal
He told a paramedic the woman had 'too much to drink', before telling police, under an assumed name, that he was simply a concerned passerby.
Rekoub then followed his victim's ambulance to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where cameras recorded him walking through corridors and looking into triage rooms in an attempt to find her.
When one hospital worker asked him what he was doing, he said: 'I'm here to find someone.'
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I → have → someone
As his victim recovered, she was able to tell paramedics what happened and Rekoub was arrested nine days later.
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Rekoub → recover → paramedics
The court heard the woman, who must remain anonymous for legal reasons, had been left in 'an almost catatonic state' since the attack, and has suffered seizures.
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who → hear → seizures
She has also spent time in a mental health treatment centre.
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She → spend → centre
In a victim impact statement read to the court, she said: 'This has destroyed my life and I am not the same person.
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I → read → life
It has killed me and made me feel worthless.
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me → kill → me
I tried to take my own life because I felt like I could not cope.
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I → try → life
I have been left in a constant state of fear.
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I → leave → fear
I couldn't escape because he told me to be quiet and had his hands around my throat.
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he → escape → throat
'I have been left completely numb and disassociated.
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I → leave → ?
I have begun to have seizures and my speech has become slurred.'
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speech → begin → seizures
The court heard how the woman had been out with friends and had taken a bus home but got off early because she was feeling unwell.
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she → hear → bus
She passed out at the bus stop, where she was then found by Rekoub.
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she → pass → Rekoub
Following a trial by jury, Rekoub was found guilty of three counts of rape, and two counts of assaulting a female by penetration.
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Rekoub → follow → penetration
His defence told the court he had been a promising footballer who was almost selected for the Algerian team, but a knee injury had cut short his career.
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injury → tell → career
A Deliveroo spokesman said: 'We are appalled by these truly horrific crimes and our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
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thoughts → say → victims
This individual was not a verified rider on our platform, but a criminal who abused our systems to gain access illegally.
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who → verify → access
We have since significantly strengthened the measures to control who can access our platform - and continue to invest to combat any abuse.'
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who → strengthen → abuse
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