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Mum Of Three Die After Being r@ped Repeatedly On Park Bench

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2 years ago

October 4, 2024

A woman died after she was r@ped ‘again and again’ by a stranger on a park bench, a court has heard.

Natalie Shotter, 37, who is a mum of three was high on a night out before she was allegedly attacked by Mohamed Iidow, 35.

She was found dead by a passer-by hours later in Southall Park, London on July 17, 2021.

Prosecutor, Alison Morgan KC said Natalie was a ‘a vulnerable woman out enjoying herself who was then taken advantage of by this defendant’.

‘Natalie Shotter does not appear to have been conscious at the time that she was raped, let alone consenting to the defendant. He could never have believed that she was consenting.” the prosecutor said.

‘It was the process of r@ping Natalie repeatedly that caused her death.’

Ms Morgan told jurors that it had taken time to understand what happened to Ms Shotter that night and how she d!ed.

‘She had not been st@bbed or b£aten to d£ath, there were no obvious signs of significant injury to her body and there was nobody else with her,’ the prosecutor continued.

Crucially a CCTV camera at some distance away from the bench on which she was found, would reveal what had happened to her that night.

Although it is grainy and at a distance, the prosecution alleges that the CCTV footage shows the defendant engaging in acts of oral penetration.

Mum of three d!e after being r@ped repeatedly by stranger on park bench

The CCTV allegedly showed Iidow ‘positioning’ himself and Natalie in ways to ‘insert his p£nis into her mouth’, she said.

Earlier that night, the mother of three was recorded dancing outside a shop with other people.

Jurors were told the victim was little more than 5ft tall and weighed just 43kg (6st 11lb).

Speaking after her d£ath, Ms Shotter’s mum Dr Cas Shotter Weetman described her as a ‘wonderful woman with a heart as big as a lion’, saying she was ‘loved by all that knew her’.

She said: ‘We no longer have the person we treasured. The emotions around that are total and devastating grief.

‘I think about Natalie continuously through the day. And for her kids, the loss of a mother is indescribable and is forever.’

Her son and Natalie’s brother Harry said she ‘was just a really lovely person’, adding: ‘Her kids adored her, which is why it’s going to be so difficult.

‘It was a very close family unit at home and they always looked after each other at home. It’s absolutely tragic, for all of us.’

Lidow denies the charges against him and the trial continues on Friday, October 4.

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Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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48 minutes ago

May 28, 2026

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

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Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

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1 hour ago

May 28, 2026

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

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1 hour ago

May 28, 2026

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.