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Predator jailed for 15 years after targeting vulnerable women
26 Mar
Summary
- Rashid Boachie was jailed for 15 years and six months for rape and sexual assault.
- He targeted intoxicated women who had become separated from their friends.
- A member of the public's intervention in one assault was commended by the judge.
Rashid Boachie, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault charges. He was found guilty on February 19th for crimes committed in 2021 and August 2025. Boachie deliberately targeted heavily intoxicated women who had become separated from their friends.
One victim mistook Boachie for a cab driver and entered his car in Beeston in 2021. In August 2025, he sexually assaulted another woman after she became separated from her group. A commendation was issued by the judge to a member of the public who intervened during the 2025 assault.
Boachie was identified following a media appeal and arrested on August 14th. DNA evidence linked him to the earlier 2021 offense. Authorities described him as a dangerous sexual predator who will now be incarcerated for an extended period.
