PREDATORY OFFENDER Ex-Luxury Hotel Worker Jailed for Shocking Sexual Assault Outside Colchester Bookstore

 

Vulnerable Woman Targeted Late at Night

Shoukkathali Kaniyarakkal, 42, a former employee at Mayfair's elite Claridge’s hotel, has been locked up after sexually assaulting a woman outside Waterstones in Colchester. The victim, who appeared homeless and exhausted, was sitting on the steps at around 10pm on September 7 when Kaniyarakkal first approached her. She told the court she wasn’t sure how long she'd been there, feeling tired and with “nowhere to go”.

Predator Returns, Assaults Woman

Kaniyarakkal initially asked if the woman was alright, then left. But he came back twice more, asking where she lived. When she said “nowhere”, he grabbed her wrist and promised to “look after her.” At Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday, Judge David Pugh made it clear Kaniyarakkal had deliberately targeted a vulnerable woman. He sentenced him to 10 months in prison, warning the offender will serve half his term inside before 12 months on licence. Kaniyarakkal will also remain on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.