Accrington man found guilty of attacking and raping woman

Peter Winters, a violent racist, has been found guilty of his crimes.

On the 29th of June 2021 he lured a woman to his Accrington flat and then subjected her to a sickening assault. This included throwing deodorant bottles, shampoo and a broom at her; putting shampoo and toothpaste on her head which ran into her eyes and blinded her; and hitting her in the face with a shower head.

He then boasted to a man about what he had done to her - laughing and telling him to come and look at the victim.

Winters then raped the victim, continuing with the prolonged attack even when she begged him to stop.

He then stole money from her, before eventually allowing her to leave.

Winters, 20, of Lodge Street, Accrington, was arrested and charged with rape and assault occasioning actually bodily harm.

Following a trial at Preston Crown Court last week he was unanimously found guilty of rape. He had already pleaded guilty assault occasioning actually bodily harm and making an unrelated indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child offence.

Winters was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on the 19th of January 2024.

DC Alyson Richards, of the Blackburn Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) RASSO Unit, said “I’m delighted that a jury has seen through Winters’ persistent lies. The victim in this case has shown immense courage and she can now begin to move past this horrendous ordeal.” Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.

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