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20/03/2015
Rapist's Third Victim Recognised Attacker On Facebook
A 28-year-old man has been jailed for life for rape after one of his victims recognised his picture on Facebook.
Shaun Hopkins was already serving a life jail term for the rape of two women in Liverpool, when a third victim came forward, according to a report by the BBC.
It is understood that the third victim came forward after she recognised her attacker in a picture accompanying a news report that appeared on her Facebook timeline.
Liverpool Crown Court ruled that Hopkins would serve a second life sentence, to run concurrently, and will serve a minimum of ten years.
(MH/JP)
Shaun Hopkins was already serving a life jail term for the rape of two women in Liverpool, when a third victim came forward, according to a report by the BBC.
It is understood that the third victim came forward after she recognised her attacker in a picture accompanying a news report that appeared on her Facebook timeline.
Liverpool Crown Court ruled that Hopkins would serve a second life sentence, to run concurrently, and will serve a minimum of ten years.
(MH/JP)
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