I tried to kill myself after they let cop who raped me go free Beast’s victim tells of torment

found guilty and jailed, psychiatrists warned he should never be freed.

Candice gave days of evidence as Mitchell denied having waged a brutal five-year campaign of abuse on vulnerable women.

But she claims once he was found guilty she was “dropped like a hat” by the police and given no help.

Mum-of-six Candice said: “Officers begged me to give evidence. They knew I’d been attacked but I didn’t want to go to court.

“But I did, and had to watch as he smiled at me in court. It was horrible.

“Then as soon as he was found guilty I was dropped like a hat. They’ve told me nothing, I had no contact, not even counselling.” Northumbria Police said: “Safeguarding and supporting vulnerable victims of crime is our top priority and if someone has been a victim of rape or sexual assault we would urge them to speak to us.

“We have expert officers who have been given specific training, from the moment they report the abuse and through any potential prosecution.”

A spokesman for the Parole Board refused to comment further on Mitchell’s case this week. The decision to free him in September 2017, came three months before a change in law following the controversy over black cab rapist John Worboys.

They previously stated: “Decisions are focused on whether a prisoner would represent a significant risk.”