10-year sentence for raping elderly woman (Updated)

A 67-year-old man was on Friday handed a ten-year prison sentence for raping and abusing his 61-year-old girlfriend.

The sentence was handed down by Larnaca criminal court, with the man beginning to shout and scream upon being sentenced before being taken away by police.

The rapes and assaults took place in December 2021.

The man was convicted of rape, sexual harassment, actual bodily harm and sexual assault by penetration.

In court, it was heard that he attacked his victim, punched her, pinned her down, and then raped her.

After having raped her, he punched her in the eye, causing physical damage. As she attempted to escape, he took her car keys out of her hand and attempted to grab her bag and mobile phone to make sure she could not call for help.

He then reportedly pulled her by her hair and threw her across the back seat of her car.

Once she managed to escape, he followed her in his car until she made it to her own home, where he pulled a U-turn and then left.