Birmingham: Rapist who pretended he had room to rent jailed

Naveed Hussain threatened the woman with a machete

A man who told a woman he had a room she could rent before raping her, has been jailed.

Naveed Hussain lured his victim to the property in Birmingham before he locked her in a room, threatened her with a machete, and attacked her.

The 33-year-old, who had pleaded not guilty, was jailed for 18 years after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

Hussain was arrested shortly after the woman fled the house in Handsworth, and was helped by passers-by who found her.

West Midlands Police said the woman was able to "bravely recall what happened and gave a strong description which led us to arrest Hussain in Handsworth shortly afterwards".

The defendant, of Sandwell Road, was discovered with a knife in his trousers, before police then found the machete at his house.

On 9 October, a jury found Hussain guilty of two counts of rape, one count of possession of a bladed article and one count of assault.

He will be on the sex offenders register for life.

Police urged sexual abuse victims to come forward, especially because the force has a team of specially trained officers who are committed to bringing offenders like Hussain to justice.