In a powerful statement read out in Southampton Crown Court on Thursday, September 21, a brave 20-year-old woman recounted the profound impact that a rape incident in Southampton has had on her life. Her courage and determination to seek justice came to fruition as Rosario Raquel Dos Reis was sentenced to 14 years and four months.
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The court learned that on February 19, at around 7 am, police were summoned to Palmerston Park following a report of a rape. A passerby had been walking through the park and witnessed a man assaulting the woman in a bush. Distressed and seeking help, the woman called out to the Good Samaritan, causing the assailant to flee the scene. Quick-thinking CCTV operators in the city managed to trace the man to a National Express coach station, where he was subsequently arrested.
