Pakistani carer on student visa raped bedbound elderly woman - then claimed she assaulted him
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By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
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A Pakistani carer raped a bedbound elderly woman before accusing her of attacking him.
Fazli Qadeer, 25, from Peshawar, was handed a prison sentence for the attack on the 'extremely vulnerable' victim.
The carer, who has a student visa to the UK, joined his brother in Bristol for university last year and became a carer to earn money, according to reports.
He carried out the sickening assault after learning that the woman's family would be away.
He climbed on her bed and told her he 'loved her' and 'wanted to marry her,' The Times reports.
The woman, who is in her seventies, was described as 'extremely vulnerable' during the hearing at Bristol Crown Court.
Qadeer kissed her on the lips, touched her breasts and subjected her to a sustained sexual assault, including oral rape, the court heard.
After his arrest, Qadeer denied raping the woman.
He claimed in court later on that the bedbound elderly woman had actually sexually assaulted him.
Fazli Qadeer (pictured), 25, from Peshawar, was handed a prison sentence for the attack on the 'extremely vulnerable' victim
The carer, who has a student visa to the UK, joined his brother in Bristol for university last year and became a carer to earn money, according to reports. Pictured: Bristol Crown Court
But he was found guilty and given a 12-year prison sentence.
A restraining order is in place to prevent him from contacting the victim.
The Home Office is set to review his immigration status after his sentence.
The woman detailed the impact the attack has had on her life.
She said Qadeer had 'taken away my freedom.'
She has been left with 'severe nightmares' and has been struggling to sleep since the attack.
Noises now make her afraid and she fears the attacker will come back and kill her.
She has also questioned whether she can trust her lifelong male friends and was prescribed diazepam due to stress.
'We still don't know if he did it to anyone else before but I know I have stopped it from happening again,' she added.
In his letter of apology after the court case, Qadeer described 'growing up in difficult circumstances around a lot of violence and a culture of fear,' defence lawyer Jemima Lovatt said.
Qadeer has told his family since his conviction that he was a victim of rape as a child, Ms Lovatt said.
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