A man has pleaded guilty to the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman in her home in Walsall.
The trial of John Ashby, 32, of no fixed address, began at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday.
He had denied the charges against him, but on Tuesday admitted he was responsible for the attack in October 2025.
Ashby was arrested in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham two days after he struck, following the woman into her property armed with a stick.
At the opening of the case, the jury heard how Ashby raped the woman – a stranger – in her bathroom.
The court heard Ashby subjected her to a tirade of anti-Muslim abuse, wrongly believing her to be of that faith.
Weak-Fly-6540 on
A truly disgusting, evil man. Glad he’s changed his plea to guilty.
Ruin_In_The_Dark on
Absolutely horrific. I hope the judge follows up with his threat to give a life sentence.
No-Taro-6953 on
That poor woman. I hope she gets the support she needs. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to feel safe again in ones home after being attacked like this.
piratepixie on
Poor woman wasn’t even muslim (not that this wouldn’t have been just as heinous if she was). She was attacked and violated simply for being not-white.
Edit: why the downvotes? She was attacked in an anti-muslim attack, but she’s not muslim.
antbaby_machetesquad on
Evil cunt should get a whole life sentence. There can be no rehabilitation for anyone capable of this.
pintofendlesssummer on
At least he pleaded guilty so she won’t have the added trauma of standing in the dock and having her lifestyle ripped to shreds. Let’s hope the judge gives a good enough sentence for the crime and not be lenient as previous rape cases have been.
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A man has pleaded guilty to the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman in her home in Walsall.
The trial of John Ashby, 32, of no fixed address, began at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday.
He had denied the charges against him, but on Tuesday admitted he was responsible for the attack in October 2025.
Ashby was arrested in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham two days after he struck, following the woman into her property armed with a stick.
At the opening of the case, the jury heard how Ashby raped the woman – a stranger – in her bathroom.
The court heard Ashby subjected her to a tirade of anti-Muslim abuse, wrongly believing her to be of that faith.
A truly disgusting, evil man. Glad he’s changed his plea to guilty.
Absolutely horrific. I hope the judge follows up with his threat to give a life sentence.
That poor woman. I hope she gets the support she needs. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to feel safe again in ones home after being attacked like this.
Poor woman wasn’t even muslim (not that this wouldn’t have been just as heinous if she was). She was attacked and violated simply for being not-white.
Edit: why the downvotes? She was attacked in an anti-muslim attack, but she’s not muslim.
Evil cunt should get a whole life sentence. There can be no rehabilitation for anyone capable of this.
At least he pleaded guilty so she won’t have the added trauma of standing in the dock and having her lifestyle ripped to shreds. Let’s hope the judge gives a good enough sentence for the crime and not be lenient as previous rape cases have been.