Teen Rapes 90-Year-Old Woman After Attempted Robbery

A 19-year-old migrant allegedly dragged a 90-year-old woman into a church courtyard in Germany and violently raped her, while he asked for money.

According to the Daily Mail, a 19-year-old Spanish-Moroccan migrant is accused of theft, bodily harm, and rape after he sexually attacked a 90-year-old woman.

Prosecutors say that the young man confronted the elderly woman in St. Lambertus Church in Dusseldorf, Germany, and shouted, “Money, money!” at her prior to the attack.

When the woman told him that she did not have any money, he dragged her out of the church, into the courtyard, and raped her before pulling her hair and strangling her.

The man also told the woman, “Keep silent, or death,” according to The Sun.

Police tracked down the 19-year-old, identified only as Souhayl M, using DNA evidence to match with a sample on record from a robbery in May 2016. 

The 19-year-old now faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced later in March 2017.

According to RT, the 90-year-old woman was hospitalized following the attack.

During his appearance before the Dusseldorf District Court on March 16, Souhayl admitted to the crime, saying that he was under the influence of drugs when the incident took place.

“When I got home, I could not believe what had happened,” the defendant said in a statement in court.

Souhayl says that he had a combination of cocaine, alcohol, and ketamine in his system prior to the attack. He said that he only planned to commit a robbery, not a rape. The judge pointed out, however, that he had a previous cause of sexual assault on his record in Spain, which the 19-year-old denied.

According to RT, Souhayl has a history of petty crime. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 in order to join the US-based street gang, the Latin Kings. He fled Spain in 2016 after being arrested several times in the country and facing the threat of jail time.

Souhayl became known by police in Germany following a number of small thefts and shoplifting incidents.

According to The Sun, Souhayl has also been charged with stealing 30 Euros from a woman at a nightclub. Because he admitted to charges of rape, theft, and bodily harm, he faces up to 15 years in prison when his trial resumes. The trial will continue on March 27.

Sources: Daily Mail, The Sun, RT / Photo Credit: Daily Mail