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Man who photographed unconscious woman after raping her in west London park convicted

<p>Thomas Mangar, 36, of Bourne Avenue, Hillingdon</p> (Metropolitan Police)

Thomas Mangar, 36, of Bourne Avenue, Hillingdon

(Metropolitan Police)

A man who photographed his unconscious victim after he raped her in a park in Hayes has been convicted.

Thomas Mangar, 36, of Bourne Avenue, Hillingdon was found guilty on Monday, of rape and sexual assault following a four day trial at Isleworth Crown Court.

He will be sentenced on Monday April 26.

The court heard that on May 11 last year the victim, a woman in her twenties, had met up with two friends in the evening. She remembers her intention of going home but was later unable to recall how she came to be in Hitherbroom Park in Hayes.

She woke up in a daze on the grass of the park at about 2.45pm the following day to find Manger raping her.

The woman managed to scream, which alerted a nearby member of the public, who came and had a brief conversation with the victim before he called the police.

During the trial, the court heard testimony from the male witness who heard the victim’s screams and saw her push and hit her attacker.

He explained to officers that prior to their arrival he had chased and caught up with the attacker who had told him he was trying to help the victim, believing she was having a heart attack.

Both men parted ways on Avondale Drive, Hillingdon but four days later, the witness spotted Mangar again close to the park and called the police again.

During the trial, the jury heard that photographic evidence was found on Mangar’s phone which included the victim lying down, exposed and in an unconscious state.

Detective Constable Alan Wong, the investigating officer, said: “Mangar carried out an audacious attack on a vulnerable female in broad daylight whilst she was unconscious with no capacity to consent or defend herself until she remembered his breathing woke her up and him on top of her. Thankfully, a member of the public witnessed part of the incident and called the police.

“The victim in this case has shown tremendous strength and courage to engage with the police; her evidence and that of the male witness were vital in ensuring a dangerous individual has been brought to justice.

“We are pleased to have secured this verdict which will, I hope, give the victim some measure of comfort and closure as well as encourage other victims of sexual assault to come forward to police and be assured that we will thoroughly investigate.”

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