Daniel Keith James has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a woman which happened in a car park near Swansea Civic Centre on November 20th 2013.
James, aged 21, appeared at Swansea Crown Court today following his previous guilty plea to rape, indecent assault, robbery and making threats whilst having an offensive weapon.
Detective Inspector Dave Hough of Swansea CID said: “This was a very serious incident which understandably caused a lot of public concern, particularly in Swansea city centre. A lone female had finished work for the day and had just got to her car to make her way home when she was attacked and raped at knifepoint.
“I would like to thank all the members of the public who responded to our appeals by contacting us with information. This was very helpful and coupled with extensive CCTV and quick-time forensic work, it resulted in the identification of James as a suspect followed by his arrest and charge for these offences.
“Stranger attacks on women, such as this one, are rare in Swansea but when they do occur we have specialist officers to investigate these crimes and with partner agencies provide support to rape victims.
“This has been a life altering experience but one where the victim has shown remarkable emotional strength in dealing with what happened to her. There is however a fall-out which further extends to her close family, themselves coming to terms with such an intrusive and violating offence.
“I would like to echo the judge’s comments in summing up that Daniel James poses such a significant risk of serious harm to others and in order to protect the public in future, an indeterminate sentence of life imprisonment is necessary.”
