Dangerous rapist jailed for 22 years for string of violent offences
A RAPIST who subjected his victim to years of violence and sexual abuse has been given a jail sentence of over 20 years.
Umar Hamid’s reign of terror began when the woman was just 18 years old and was sustained over a 14 year period.
During sentencing at Burnley Crown Court on Friday, it was heard how Hamid had used weapons such as guns and a machete during his repeated assaults on his victim.
The woman was stabbed with a serrated knife and car keys on other occasions.
Most of the offending took place between 2006 and 2013 but resurfaced in the spring of 2020 when the victim, now 32, reported him to the police.