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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Matthew Cooper

Rapist John Ashby was discharged from mental health treatment just days before attack

John Ashby pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court (West Midlands Police/PA) - (PA Media)

The judge who sentenced John Ashby for the religiously aggravated rape of a stranger expressed concern that the 32-year-old was discharged after treatment for a psychotic episode without an after-care package.

Birmingham Crown Court was told Ashby was homeless at the time he followed and raped his victim in Walsall last October, having been discharged by medical staff three days earlier.

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