HIV-positive Liverpool rapist Victor Nkomo jailed for a decade

AN HIV-POSITIVE man who raped a woman after forcing his way into her home was jailed for 10 years.

Twisted Victor Nkomo, 43, even claimed he was a marine and that he would kill his 25-year-old victim while keeping her hostage in her Kensington flat. She only escaped after persuading Nkomo to accompany her to a shop, where she knew there was CCTV, to buy cigarettes. She told staff she had been attacked and took shelter until police arrived.

Following his arrest, Nkomo claimed it had been consensual, saying he had admitted his Hiv status and had agreed to wear two condoms. But Liverpool Crown Court jurors rejected his lies and convicted him of rape after Dna evidence proved he had not worn any protection.

His victim was left with an agonising wait to see if she had contracted the disease.

Carmel Wilde, prosecuting, said after a series of treatments it had been confirmed the woman had not caught the disease.

High court judge Mr Justice King said: “I have very much in mind the entire circumstances of intimidation, violence and threats, tha... ...

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