(TRIGGER WARNING: This post discusses a sexual assault)
Anna Vincent finally got justice for what happened to her on a horrible January 23, 2001 night. Too bad she wasn't alive to see this day happen.
She was 36 at the time and on her way home inebriated from attending a birthday party. Just outside the Camden Town tube station she was snatched by Mohammed Salim at approximately 10 PM and dragged by him to a nearby alley. He tried to force her to perform a oral sex act on him before forcing himself on her, anally raping the post operative trans woman, vomiting and running away from the scene.
At first Vincent wasn't going to report the sexual assault because she felt the police wouldn't care, take it seriously or do anything about it because of her transfeminine status. She was persuaded to report it anyway and did so the next day.
Good thing she did. Semen was found in that alleyway, but the case remained unsolved until a cold case review took place in 2011.
With the ability to now do DNA testing on the semen sample, it came up as a billion to one match for the 43 year old Mohammed Salim, who was arrested and charged with her rape and two counts of indecent assault.
The initial trial for Salim at Old Bailey in June resulted in a hung jury, but in the retrial that started July 8 Salem was convicted and sentenced to eight years in jail for the assault on Vincent.
Unfortunately Anna Vincent didn't see her attacker get brought to justice because she died in 2006.
The London Metropolitan Police suspect that Salim was involved in other sexual assault cases and are asking for people to call their Serious and Complex Case Team on 0208 217 6526. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Anna Vincent finally got justice for what happened to her on a horrible January 23, 2001 night. Too bad she wasn't alive to see this day happen.
She was 36 at the time and on her way home inebriated from attending a birthday party. Just outside the Camden Town tube station she was snatched by Mohammed Salim at approximately 10 PM and dragged by him to a nearby alley. He tried to force her to perform a oral sex act on him before forcing himself on her, anally raping the post operative trans woman, vomiting and running away from the scene.
At first Vincent wasn't going to report the sexual assault because she felt the police wouldn't care, take it seriously or do anything about it because of her transfeminine status. She was persuaded to report it anyway and did so the next day.Good thing she did. Semen was found in that alleyway, but the case remained unsolved until a cold case review took place in 2011.
With the ability to now do DNA testing on the semen sample, it came up as a billion to one match for the 43 year old Mohammed Salim, who was arrested and charged with her rape and two counts of indecent assault.
The initial trial for Salim at Old Bailey in June resulted in a hung jury, but in the retrial that started July 8 Salem was convicted and sentenced to eight years in jail for the assault on Vincent.
Unfortunately Anna Vincent didn't see her attacker get brought to justice because she died in 2006.
The London Metropolitan Police suspect that Salim was involved in other sexual assault cases and are asking for people to call their Serious and Complex Case Team on 0208 217 6526. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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