A man who raped a woman in the woods and attacked a dog walker who tried to intervene has been jailed for 20 years. Kami Gaston, 20, went for a walk with a woman before assaulting her in May 2021 in Hattersley, Greater Manchester.
The attacker also assaulted a concerned woman who approached Gaston when she heard the victim's cries for help, heard the court. Gaston knocked the woman to the floor and stole her phone before threatening her, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The 20-year-old fled the scene with the victim and launched the dog walker's phone in to a nearby bush. After the incident was reported and investigated found Gaston. He was arrested and charged him with one count of rape and a section 47 assault.