Bedfordshire Police's Rape and Serious Sexual Assault (RASSO) tagged articles

Bedford rapist convicted again after victim comes forward following TV show

A man jailed for rapes in Bedfordshire has been convicted of a further offence after a victim came forward following a TV programme. Mohammed Altaher, 41, was found guilty of rape at...

Life sentence for violent rapist

A man from Milton Keynes has been sentenced to life imprisonment for violently assaulting and raping a woman whilst he was living in Bedford. In October 2025, Jamal Jeng, 28, was...

Further arrests made in connection with Shortstown layby rape

Bedfordshire Police say they have made two further arrests as part of an investigation into a report of a rape in Shortstown rape earlier this week. Detectives from the force’s...

Jail for sexual abuser who left teenager feeling like a “prisoner in her own home”

A predator who left his victim feeling like a “prisoner in her own home” has been jailed for three years for sexual assault. Wright Tebeck approached the teenage girl he knew while she was working in her front...

Conviction for “opportunistic” rapist

A man from Oxford who preyed on a lone woman in Bedford before raping her has been convicted. He will be sentenced on 26 January. Daniel Williams, 36, was found guilty of rape in connection to the...

Jail for man who raped two men he met on Grindr at his Bedford home

A man who violently raped two men he met through the dating app Grindr has been convicted at Luton crown court. Two victims came forward independently of one another to report attacks by Mohammed...

Jail for man who assaulted teen girl in town centre

A man has been sentenced to seven years after sexually assaulting a teen girl in Bedford town centre. Zeshan Akhtar, 35, approached a teenage girl on 16 August last year after...

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