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Guilty plea for man who committed rape on his wedding day (6 March 2017)

Date: 06/03/2017
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, Guilty plea for man who committed rape on his wedding day

A man who committed rape on his wedding day has pleaded guilty, after submitting his victim to a two-hour ordeal before marrying his long-time girlfriend.

Derry McCann, 28, attacked his victim in a park in Hackney, east London just after midnight on Friday, 13 January 2017.

The same day, he went on to marry his girlfriend, who was pregnant.

At Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 2 March, McCann pleaded guilty to four offences of rape against his victim and to the robbery of her phone.

After the hearing, reviewing lawyer for CPS London, Andrew Held, said:

“This was a terrifying, violent and prolonged attack involving rapes committed by a man intent on inflicting fear and psychological suffering.The strong prosecution case which led to today's guilty pleas included victim testimony, an ID parade, CCTV footage – and bad character evidence based on a similar rape committed by McCann in 2006. I would like to thank McCann's victim for her courage in helping bring this prosecution – and hope his conviction provides some sense of justice for her.”


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