Man jailed for raping elderly woman at her home in Glenrothes
Kyle McKenzie attacked the 83-year-old at her home in June 2020
Last updated 13th May 2022
A 23-year-old man ahs been jailed for 11 years for raping an elderly woman at her home in Glenrothes in June 2020.
Kyle McKenzie attacked the woman, who was 83 at the time of the incident, after breaking into a property.
He pleaded guilty to the attack in November 2021 and was sentenced today at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Senior investigating officer DI Darren Stewart said: “Kyle McKenzie is clearly a very dangerous, opportunistic individual.
“He carried out particularly brutal attack on a vulnerable woman, submitting her to a harrowing ordeal in the one place in the world she should have been safest, her own home.
“He showed no contrition for his reprehensible behaviour when he was charged. However, he will now face the consequences of his actions having admitted his guilt.
“A large scale police investigation was carried out following this incident which ultimately identified McKenzie as being the individual responsible.
“I want to take the opportunity to thank the public and partner agencies for their assistance and information provided, particularly in providing support to the woman involved.
“Police Scotland treats all reports of sexual crime with the utmost professionalism and sensitivity in order to bring perpetrators of such crimes such as Kyle McKenzie to justice. “