Former Worcester councillor jailed for rape and assaults

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 17:51 · Archive

Shawaz Ditta, 31, has been jailed for nine years for rape and two assaults involving weapons.

Shawaz Ditta, 31, of Bath Road, Worcester, was jailed for nine years after being convicted by a jury of rape and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm at Worcester Crown Court. All offences occurred in 2022.

In August 2022, Ditta attacked the victim with tongs in what the prosecutor described as an act committed 'in a fit of jealousy', striking her head and causing bleeding. In November 2022, he raped the victim when she was so heavily intoxicated she was vomiting and had refused to have sexual relations with him. The victim said: 'I could not do anything. I could not get him off. I was feeling ill. I gave in, in the end.'

Ditta then carried out a second assault, heating a blade on a stove and placing it on the victim's leg. Judge Andrew Lockhart KC, who presided over the trial, handed down the sentence. Ditta showed no emotion in court.

How it is being reported

• Former Worcester councillor jailed for rape as he attacked woman with 'hot knife'Former councillor Ditta who attacked a woman with tongs and a knife has been jailed for rape at Worcester Crown Court.Malvern Gazette · 5 Nov, 17:38
• Former Worcester councillor jailed for rape as he attacked woman with 'hot knife'Former councillor Ditta who attacked a woman with tongs and a knife has been jailed for rape at Worcester Crown Court.Worcester News · 5 Nov, 17:38

In this story: Shawaz Ditta · Worcester Crown Court · Judge Andrew Lockhart · Amjad Malik · Worcester

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