A court has heard a Leeds burglar climbed into bed with a sleeping victim and began touching her during a hideous attack.
Brima Turay, aged 50, targeted the victim’s home in Hyde Park during the early hours of the morning in September last year. He entered a sleeping student's room and got in her bed before she turned over to confront him.
The victim screamed and Turay ran from the address but he would then return to the house. While the student sought help from her housemates he took a laptop, I-phone and an Apple watch.
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Turay, of Iveson Gardens, Lawnswood, was quickly identified as the suspect from fingerprints found at the scene and was arrested the following day. He was subsequently charged with burglary and remanded in custody while enquiries continued into the sexual assault.
He later pleaded guilty to burglary but denied the sexual offence. He was convicted after a trial at Leeds Crown Court and was sentenced earlier this week.
Detective Inspector Mark Tester, of Leeds District Safeguarding Unit, said: “Turay’s actions have shown him to be an individual who presents a high risk to women, and he is now safely behind bars as a result of this investigation.
“This was a particularly disturbing incident, and the victim was understandably traumatised at the time and is continuing to experience flashbacks and have difficulty sleeping. Specialist safeguarding officers supported her throughout the investigation and the trial process.
"We hope that knowing Turay has now been held accountable will provide some degree of comfort to her as she continues to move on with her life. Sexual offences of this nature will always attract the highest level of investigation, and we hope the successful outcome of this case will help to give anyone who is a victim of offences such as these the confidence to come forward.”
At Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday, Turay was sentenced to five years and six months in prison as part of an extended sentence that includes four years on licence after release. He was given 19 months imprisonment for the burglary, to run concurrently. He will also be place on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
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