Man admits religiously aggravated rape of Sikh woman after he followed her home

• John Ashby, 32, has pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman in Walsall.
• Ashby attacked the victim in October 2025, following her off a bus and entering her home while she was upstairs.
• He initially denied the charges against him but admitted responsibility for the attack on Tuesday.
• The attacker used religious slurs, calling the woman a 'bloody Muslim b***h' and claiming to be a 'British master', despite her identifying as Sikh.
• The victim recounted to police that she was raped in a bathroom by the intruder, who was armed with a piece of wood.

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Man pleads guilty to religiously aggravated rape and assault of Sikh woman in Walsall