Romanian rapists struck here after French freed them
TWO Romanian brothers have been jailed for rape a year after they were released from a French prison for a similar attack.
Ovidiu Mamaliga, 30, and Andrei Mamaliga, 28, befriended their victim on her London doorstep before attacking her, tying her up with shoelaces and raping her.
Each has been jailed for 12 years with a further eight years to be served on licence. But police fear there may be other victims of the brothers yet to come forward.
The pair started a conversation with the victim, who is in her 40s, in Ealing, west London, at 7.30am on Wednesday, May 10.
They left, then returned later in the morning, chatting to her again, before one brother followed her inside and asked to use the woman’s toilet.
When she said no, the brothers unleashed their vile attack, tying her up with shoelaces they had brought with them, undressing her and raping her.
They then stole cash, jewellery and mobile phones before fleeing.
Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Tim Desai said: ‘This was a horrific sex attack committed by two brothers who pose a huge danger to women and should be behind bars.
‘The victim has been left traumatised – our specially trained officers will provide you with any support you need, and we will do everything we can to achieve justice for you.’
The Met’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command uncovered forensic evidence and DNA at the scene which matched the brothers. CCTV footage, phone signals and Oyster card records also placed them in the area. The brothers were arrested in the Wembley area of north London on June 6. The court heard during the trial that they had been released from prison in France in 2016 after serving another sentence for rape.
Both men were found guilty of rape, sexual assault, attempted rape, actual bodily harm and theft.
Applications for them to be deported at the end of the sentences have been made.