Rapist trapped by a £19 kebab
A "dangerous" rapist who was caught by the police because he ordered a £19 kebab from Just Eat has been put behind bars.
Violent predator Daniel Hassan met his victim on an onlinedatingsiteandarranged to meet for a date in Newcastle City Centre.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the 43-year-old software engineer, who worked for Waitrose, appeared "polite andcharming"andthepairreturned to the victim's home to watch a football match on television together.
But when the victim made a comment about his football team he "flipped" and subjected her to a brutal rape that has left her traumatised.
Prosecutor Jo Kidd told the court: "For no obvious reason he seemed to flip. He became a totally different person.
"He started to punch her to the side of her head for a number of minutes."
The court heard the victim was then subjected to a violent rape where she was dragged around "like a rag doll".
She suffered more than 15 injuries during the violence and there was "blood all over the house from the repeated blows".
Hassan left the address as the victim dialled 999 and an investigation was launched by Northumbria Police's Safeguarding unit.
The victim could only identifythemanas'Danny'andthat he was originally from Manchester.
Despite deleting his dating profile, officers were still able to recover a photo of the suspect and using state-ofthe-art technology, the image wasamatchforHassanandhe was believed to be located in the village of Haswell, County Durham.
There was not a precise location of his whereabouts at that time but it was the moment Hassan ordered a takeaway through Just Eat, that officers were able to pinpoint his exact location and arrest him
Hassan of Hessewell Crescent,Haswell,CountyDurham, who has previous convictions for violence against women, admitted rape and assault.
Thevictimsaidinanimpact statementshenowneedsmedicationandcounsellingtocope with what happened to her.
She called her attacker a "vile, cruel and evil man" and added:"Thethingshedidtome werehorrificandunforgivable and will stay with me for the rest of my life.
"I don't feel like I'm in control of my own life anymore. I feel weak.
"ItorturemyselfinwonderingwhyIlethimintomyhome, questioning is it my fault this happened.
"I hate being in my own home. There's still blood on my carpets and walls.
"Icanneversettleorsleep,I have nightmares, flashbacks."
The victim said she fears Hassan or his associates could returntoherhomeandadded: "I'm in fear every day."
Judge Edward Bindloss jailed Hassan for eight years and one month with a six-year extended licence period.
The judge said Hassan's record for violence against women involved a pattern of him being "totally out of control" and added: "I have come totheviewyouareasignificant riskofcausingseriousharmto membersofthepublic.Itherefore find you dangerous."
Detective Constable Dayna McNally praised the victim for her bravery.
She said: "All the victim wantedwastofindsomeoneto connect with but this was the vile man she was faced with. But now, women are safe from Hassan."